Lighten Your Footprint This Holiday + Donation Guide
We all deserve safe, healthy products. Check out WVE's best practices for donating + tips on how to have a more sustainable gift-giving season!
Women’s Voices for the Earth amplifies women’s voices
to eliminate the toxic chemicals that harm our health and communities.
We envision a world where the earth is taken care of, workers are paid well and treated fairly,
and there are no toxic chemicals in our homes, our communities or our environment.
Learn more
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Tell Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Toxic Talc!
J&J announced it will stop selling its popular talc-based baby powder -- linked to ovarian cancer -- in the US and Canada, but refuses to stop selling in around the world. TAKE ACTION!
#RepresentationMatters: Celebrating New Victories, New Possibilities
Historic numbers of people cast their vote in this election to make sure their concerns and their communities are represented in our elected leaders.
What California’s Ban on Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Means for Salon Worker Health
The law in California will help pave the way for cosmetic safety reform on the national level and will directly impact the safety of products used by salon workers.
Interview with Bria Gadsden of Love Your Menses
Environmenstrual week is an annual event created by our friends at Wen to help amplify the conversation around safer, reusable... Read More
We Need to Talk About the Term ‘Feminine Hygiene’
Using language that infers that only women and girls have periods can be incredibly dangerous because it excludes the voices of many people who menstruate from important decisions and conversations about their health.
Period Health News – Oct 2020
This month in Period Health we're celebrating Environmenstrual Week! Plus, growing concerns over period poverty during COVID-19, Facebook bans an ad for showing red menstrual blood, new period stories and more!
Celebrating 25 Years of Raising Voices!
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of WVE. Launched in 1995 to take on local issues — pesticide spraying, pollution from a nearby container mill, and stopping a proposed gold mine on Montana’s Blackfoot River — today, we lead tens of thousands of advocates in the U.S. and beyond in campaigns to stop toxic chemicals from being distributed to millions through products made for our homes and bodies. We’ve come a long way, and we thank you for your support and advocacy.
Building on our legacy & expanding our vision
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This spelling of women is more inclusive and grounded in a justice and human rights framework. It welcomes dialogue and makes it clear that while we have the utmost respect for our legacy of being woman centered, we must meet the needs of anyone pushed to the margins and limited by systems of oppression. This is critical to our mission of building healthier communities and is central to the values that launched WVE decades ago. Learn more.
What Does Menstrual Equity Mean to You?
The definition is growing and changing, as voices from all over the world continue the conversation about period health, product access, affordability, education and safety. So let’s keep talking. Let’s keep acting. Let’s keep leading! Click here.
