“It's Such a Taboo Subject, Everybody's Scared to Talk About It”: Fijian Sportswomen's Experiences of Menstruation

• Published in: Journal of sport and social issues Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 290 - 313
• Main Authors: Gibbons, Agatha Elizabeth, Thorpe, Holly, Hemi, Keakaokawai Varner, Pedlar, Charles, Bruinvels, Georgie, Hamilton, Bruce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Families & family life; Health; Health needs; Menstruation; Scientific knowledge; Social media; Sports; Taboos; White people; Women; Taboo; Sport; Menstruation; Fiji; Sportswomen; Culture

Despite a growing body of research focused on women's experiences of menstruation in sports, most of this has been done by white women on white women and then applied to sportswomen from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Very rarely are the menstruation-related experiences of Black, Indi...