The Ground on Which We All Stand: A Conversation About Menstrual Equity Law and Activism

Authors

Bridget J. Crawford, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow
Margaret E. Johnson, University of Baltimore School of Law
Marcy L. Karin, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Laura Strausfeld Esq., Period Equity
Emily Gold Waldman, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This essay grows out of a panel discussion among five lawyers on the subject of menstrual equity activism. Each of the authors is a scholar, activist or organizer involved in some form of menstrual equity work. The overall project is both enriched and complicated by an intersectional analysis.

This essay increases awareness of existing menstrual equity and menstrual justice work; it also identifies avenues for further inquiry, next steps for legal action, and opportunities that lie ahead. After describing prior and current work at the junction of law and menstruation, the contributors evaluate the successes and limitations of recent legal changes. The authors then turn to conceptual issues about the relationship between menstrual equity and gender justice, as well as the difference between equity and equality. The essay concludes with consideration of the future of menstrual equity and menstrual justice work. The authors envision an expanded, inclusive group of individuals working for greater gender justice.

Recommended Citation

Bridget J. Crawford, Margaret E. Johnson, Marcy Lynn Karin, Laura Strausfield, and Emily Gold Waldman, The Ground on Which We All Stand: A Conversation About Menstrual Equity Law and Activism, 26 Mich. J. Gender & L. 341 (2020), https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lawfaculty/1156/.