For: Future Leaders in Menstrual Justice and Women’s Health
Interested in entering the field of Menstrual Justice and Women’s Health? Here are some opportunities for youth interested in this career path.
Below you can find student-led organizations to join, non-profits and organizations, and online courses about women’s health.
Menstrual Justice is important to address.
Menstrual justice is important to address as well as health equity and the elimination of stigma, which is why we need more leaders to bring awareness to menstrual health.
According to the Harvard Medical School’s article Menstrual Justice Is a Matter of Health Equity: How to Fight Period Poverty and Stigma, “86% of menstruators have started their period unexpectedly in public without the supplies they need,” and that there are many states out there that still utilize the “tampon tax.”
Student-led Organizations to join (some are usually looking for individuals to apply for leadership opportunities)
Global Girls Convergence → A youth-led international organization committed to the empowerment of girls | (instagram: @global.girls/convergence) | opportunities: chapter leader and member applications | level: global
Ovaricle → youth organization bringing period awareness to the people | (instagram: @ovaricle_official) | opportunities: could ask for some | level: online, global
Global Girls Initiative →non-profit providing free menstrual hygiene products and education to students and youth in underserved communities; working to end period poverty and remove stigma | (instagram: @global.gi) | opportunities: youth ambassador program, can join as a member | level: global
Period Poverty Inc. → organization advocating for women’s health and working to combat period poverty | (instagram: @periodpovertyinc) | opportunities: can join the blog | level: online, global
Great resources and online courses to learn more:
ColumbiaX: Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice → an online course about menstruation that emphasizes how it’s an important public health issue and addresses the ongoing menstrual stigma.
International Women's Health and Human Rights → a course provided by Stanford on Coursera
National Organization for Women (NOW) → an organization that consists of feminist grassroots activists that work to not only fight for menstrual justice, but to also advocate for women’s rights as a whole.
Alliance for Period Supplies → an organization that consists of non-profit allied programs working to collect period supplies and distribute it to local communities. You can apply to be a member here!
PERIOD Inc → an organization founded by two high school students that works to donate period supplies in bulk to hundreds of organizations to fight period poverty. There’s also lots of educational resources like panel discussions, YouTube videos, education programs, and Chapter meetings, and you can find that here.
