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The Harvard student and founder of the Period.org women's health NGO outlines a manifesto on menstruation and how today's young adults can engage in activism to stand up against menstruation stigmas and male-favoring medical practices that discriminate against women. Simultaneous and eBook.
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<b>PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed—and how to engage in youth activism.</b><br><br>Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more.<br> <br><i>Period Power</i> aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.
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