SXSW 2025
Black Women in Period Care: Empowering Your Cycles
Description:
People with vaginas have historically been stigmatized and shamed for their bodily processes, and those of color are disproportionately affected by period poverty, but these Black female founders are working to change that. Within our community, periods are met with aversion, forcing us into harmful silence. This panel will be a platform to highlight some of the Black women working in menstrual equity to better the experiences of people with vaginas.
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Takeaways
- Learn what menstrual equity is and the challenges of working in the movement as a Black woman.
- How the lack of acknowledgement of menstruation forces Black people with periods into a silenced and painful journey with their body.
- Ways we can support these founders, get involved in the movement, and eliminate period poverty now and in the future.
Speakers
- Chelsea VonChaz, Executive Director, #HappyPeriod
- Charis Chambers, Doctor, The Period Doctor
- Lamanda Ballard, Founder, CEO, FloEver Health
Organizer
Chelsea VonChaz, Executive Director, #HappyPeriod
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