Today at Ms. | June 4, 2021
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It’s Time for a Whole-of-Government Approach to Address Period Poverty in the U.S. [[link removed]]
BY REP. GRACE MENG, CHELSEA VONCHAZ and JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF | Period poverty is one of America’s alarming—and often hidden—inequities. As a member of Congress and as advocates, we share the belief that there is power in leveraging the law to help make healthy, dignified, stigma-free menstruation a reality for all.
“Parity in Everything”: What Mexico Can Teach Us About Women’s Representation [[link removed]]
BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | While U.S. feminists were focused on breaking the 25 percent barrier for women in the House of Representatives, Mexico became the world’s leader on gender parity. Mexico is the first country in the world to implement gender parity so thoroughly and effectively. The journey has not been easy.
The Weekly Pulse: Bye-Bye to Hyde; Hundreds March in Support of Abortion Rights; Tracking COVID Origins Without Igniting AAPI Hate [[link removed]]
BY KRISTEN BATSTONE | For The Weekly Pulse, we’ve scoured the most trusted journalistic sources to bring you this week’s most important news stories related to health and wellness. In this edition: President Biden excludes the Hyde Amendment from his $6 trillion budget proposal; the World Health Organization (WHO) approves China’s new vaccine for global use; Biden re-opens intelligence probe into the origins of COVID-19; and abortion rights advocates channel their anger into protests and lawsuits.
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