Da pobreza à dignidade menstrual : uma análise da legislação e das políticas públicas no Brasil

Abstract

Menstrual dignity is still a reality to be achieved, and for this it is necessary to understand menstrual poverty, its concept and impacts, which is the object of this paper. First, we seek to understand the origin of the menstrual taboo, followed by its concept, impacts and relevant aspects. Next, the construction and importance of women's human rights is demonstrated and how the issue has been dealt with internationally. Finally, it analyzes the Brazilian legislative situation, which gives rise to public policies, passing through the constitutional, federal, state and municipal scope, with a final cut for analysis of the scenario of combating the problem in Alagoas and Maceió. It is concluded that, despite the fact that women menstruate since the beginning of time, the problem of menstrual precariousness has recently taken the spotlight, and that, although we still do not have an effective federal legislation, which benefits all Brazilian women, several Brazilian states and municipalities have already mobilized, benefiting their menstruating women in the search for menstrual dignity to become a reality intheir territories.