Youth Agency and Conceptualizations of Menstruation in English Education Policy 1928-2020

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  • Author(s): Kate Bowen-Viner (ORCID Kate Bowen-Viner (ORCID 0000-0003-1191-2593)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Gender and Education. 2024 36(5):470-488.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Information Analyses
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      19
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Personal Autonomy; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational History; Student Attitudes; Females; Social Bias; Negative Attitudes; Physiology; Sex Education; Student Role; Hygiene; Biology; Knowledge Level; Economically Disadvantaged
    • Subject Terms:
      United Kingdom
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/09540253.2024.2327430
    • ISSN:
      0954-0253
      1360-0516
    • Abstract:
      Through the method of tracing-and-mapping, this paper traces the history of how menstruation has been conceptualized in English education policies since 1928, as well as how such conceptualizations have positioned young people. It explains how education policy in England has conceptualized menstruation as a (cis girls') biological process; a controllable problem; and a process that can be instructed on and learned. The paper unfolds how such conceptualizations positioned young people as passive non-agents. It also draws on feminist relational materialism, critical menstruation studies and childhood studies to experiment with different articulations of menstruation and agency. It concludes by reimagining menstruation education and young people's role in addressing menstrual stigma.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1427868