"I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation

Alexandra J. Hawkey; Jane M. Ussher; Janette Perz

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"I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation

Alexandra J. Hawkey, Jane M. Ussher, Janette Perz

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Hawkey, Ussher, and Perz bring attention to the constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation from the perspective of migrant and refugee women resettled in Australia and Canada. The authors describe how the positioning of menstruation as shameful, polluting, and something to be concealed has implications for girls’ and women’s embodied experiences, as well as for their level of knowledge about menstruation at menarche. They demonstrate how migrant and refugee women variably adopted, adapted, and questioned cultural practices and how this impacted their engagement with their daughters, showing women’s negotiation or navigation of differing cultural contexts following migration. By identifying the women’s experiences, the authors highlight details that are essential to deliver culturally appropriate medical practice, health promotion, and health education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
Editors	Chris Bobel, Inga T. Winkler, Breanne Fahs, Katie A. Hasson, Elizabeth A. Kissling, Tomi-Ann Roberts
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	99-113
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811506147
ISBN (Print)	9789811506130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_10
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020

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menarche
menstruation
women

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Hawkey, A. J., Ussher, J. M., & Perz, J. (2020). "I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation. In C. Bobel, I. T. Winkler, B. Fahs, K. A. Hasson, E. A. Kissling, & T.-A. Roberts (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies (pp. 99-113). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_10

Hawkey, Alexandra J. ; Ussher, Jane M. ; Perz, Janette. / "I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation. The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies. editor / Chris Bobel ; Inga T. Winkler ; Breanne Fahs ; Katie A. Hasson ; Elizabeth A. Kissling ; Tomi-Ann Roberts. Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. pp. 99-113

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Hawkey, AJ , Ussher, JM & Perz, J 2020, "I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation. in C Bobel, IT Winkler, B Fahs, KA Hasson, EA Kissling & T-A Roberts (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_10

"I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation. / Hawkey, Alexandra J.; Ussher, Jane M.; Perz, Janette.
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies. ed. / Chris Bobel; Inga T. Winkler; Breanne Fahs; Katie A. Hasson; Elizabeth A. Kissling; Tomi-Ann Roberts. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. p. 99-113.

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Hawkey AJ , Ussher JM , Perz J. "I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation. In Bobel C, Winkler IT, Fahs B, Hasson KA, Kissling EA, Roberts TA, editors, The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 2020. p. 99-113 doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_10

"I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation

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