By Regina Afanwi Young In honor of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Regina Afanwi Young shares how we can break taboos around menstruation and support girls with the resources they need. Talking about menstruation has always been a difficult task in my community. Most women were never educated about menstruation and…
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By Yetzali Peña https://youtu.be/2Kg65CFgWO4 The following is a submission from Yetzali Peña, a student of Mount Saint Mary’s University Dr. Nicole Haggard is a faculty member in the Film, Media, and Social Justice program at Mount Saint Mary’s University, and also part of the Equal Voice | Equal Future Editorial Board.…
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By Jefiter Mang Many girls are still kept back by menstrual myths and restrictions caused by culture and religion. Many of them miss school because they can't afford menstrual sanitary products. They are seen as unclean and are not supposed to mingle with people during their periods. Menstrual poverty is…
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By Ri The Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade, ends the constitutional right to an abortion, sending the U.S. back many years into the past. Not allowing women, and child-bearing people, to choose what they can do with their bodies won’t stop them from finding harmful alternatives. This ultimately leads…
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Jonathan Sharp The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the healthcare they need. Across the United States, there are between 450 and 500 military bases,…
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When we hear “women’s health,” we should picture everything from the food labels that warn us about the hidden, unhealthy. When you hear “women’s health,” your mind is likely drawn to maternal, sexual and reproductive health. But women’s health is shaped by so much more. It’s shaped by the environment they live in, the food…
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