During the event, you will hear from the handbook’s editors about how this groundbreaking work came together. A few of the handbook’s contributors will also share key messages from chapters addressing some of the topical issues surrounding menstruation. The event will end with a short Q&A at which point audience members will be invited to submit questions to specific contributors and editors. Download a FREE copy of the handbook!
The Period Posse Webinar – MEN and Menstruation: Engaging men and boys in the design and delivery of menstrual programming
Speakers: Kristen Matteson, Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital; Noemie Elhadad, Columbia University, Computer Science Department and Data Science Institute
Speakers: Julie Hennegan, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Commentary by: Chelsea Polis, Guttmacher Institute
Speakers: Inga Winkler, Columbia University; Ntsiki Manzini-Matebula, Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Government of South Africa
Menstruation the Margins: How Can We Meet Unmet Needs as Menstrual Health Moves Center Stage?
At this event, sponsored by the Columbia Population Research Center, which is housed at the School of Social Work, a series of panels will address “Sexual Health and Wellbeing: The Role of Public Health Research, Training, and Practice.” The first panel will cover “Reimagining Sexual Education.” The second panel will be about “Sexual Violence throughout the Lifecourse.” The third panel, “Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Rights,” from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m., will be livestreamed.
Speakers: Cynthia Soohoo, City University School of Law; Brooke West, Columbia School of Social Work; Inga Winkler, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University
Location: Columbia University, Schermerhorn Ext. Building, Room 754
Speakers: Lauren Houghton, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health; Shobita Parthasarathy, University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Emily Hoppes, Huru International
Free and open to the public.
The Period Posse Webinar – New Research: Updates from Menstrual Trials in Kenya, Uganda and The Gambia
Speakers: Penny Phillips-Howard, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Helen Weiss, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Belen Torondel, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Annual Conference
