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Policymakers and policy advocates in Brazil have adopted various framings for menstrual policymaking, including menstrual precarity, health and dignity. Relying on the concept of framing and applying the "what is the problem represented to …

Menstruation is shrouded in stigma and shame-that is the common refrain in burgeoning initiatives on menstrual health and hygiene. Public policies alone cannot undo stigma and enact social change, but they do interact with social norms. The…

Data determine what we know about the menstrual cycle; they inform policy and program decisions; they can point us to neglected issues and populations. But collecting and analyzing data are complicated and often fraught processes, because d…