Menstrual Health Equity
Being unable to access menstrual products takes a mental and physical toll on students, says Em Rabelais, PhD, RN, a health ethicist and assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Some students experience period poverty — when they can’t afford products such as pads and tampons. Other Chicago teens face anxiety about managing their periods […]
Not Everyone Is Studied Equally
Historically, medical research has focused on white men rather than women or people of color, says Nicole Woitowich, PhD, research assistant professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. This has changed somewhat in recent years, following a push for greater gender and minority representation in clinical studies, including draft guidance […]
