activism

We joined 100 other activists for Midwife Advocacy Day, organized by the Bay State Birth Coalition, at the Massachusetts Statehouse on April 14, 2026.

Researchers find that air pollutants can worsen menopause symptoms by causing estrogen to decline faster.

For centuries, Native Hawaiian healers treated abortion as a core part of normal health care. In 1970, Hawai'i was the first U.S. state to legalize abortion.

Sunita Mainali and Sumitra Poudel share updates from Nepal about WOREC's current work.

La CORPS féministe in Québec publishes a second volume drawing from "Our Bodies, Ourselves," focused on birthing, fertility, and pregnancy.

Mary Kabati, Executive Director of the Tanzania Home Economics Organization (TAHEA), shares updates about TAHEA's current work.

Our health care system need to provide better menopause care. What do we need and how can we advocate for it?

Activists in menstrual health and equity discuss how destigmatizing menstruation, improving health outcomes, and achieving reproductive justice are all interconnected.

This handout, geared toward advocates and survivors, provides an overview of stalking and online harassment of trans people and communities.

How can digital activism push for change? What are the risks that come with speaking out online? Kenyan digital activist Lucia Ayiela talks about her work against gender-based violence.

Founders of Our Bodies Ourselves discuss their personal experience of aging and their continued commitment to making health and sexuality information accessible to all women and gender-expansive people.

Ryan Backer speaks to how age activism and queer activism intersect, and how age pride can aid us in overcoming ageism.