Voices Blog - Women's Voices for the Earth

We Need to Talk: The Overuse and Misuse of Disinfectants

03 Aug 2020

There are many vital conversations around keeping our homes & communities safe — about how-to and when-to reopen safely — and part of this discussion needs to include toxic chemicals, particularly in regards to the overuse and misuse of disinfectants.

Skin Lightening is Getting an Awakening. Or is it?

29 Jul 2020

I vividly remember my mother’s vanity in the bedroom - the left lined with Ponds, Loreal, and a slew of “off-brand” products all with the word WHITE prominently written on them...

Period Health News – July 2020

29 Jul 2020

Get updates on period health headlines from WVE & around the globe. This month we're talking J&J's egregious history of targeting Black & Brown communities, updates on AB 1989, permissions to change your tampon(?!), how menstruation is portrayed in Hollywood and MORE!

AB 1989: Ingredient Disclosure and Corporate Influence

21 Jul 2020

Procter and Gamble and Kimberly Clark OPPOSED the disclosure of allergens MI and MCI. Think about that the next time you decide what period products to buy.

Black Lives Should Matter in the Medicine Cabinet, Too

16 Jul 2020

Targeting Black communities with predatory marketing for products linked to cancer is not a sign that Johnson & Johnson cares about the Black community. If it did, the company would commit to addressing the harm of their products.

How to Search for Disinfectants on the EPA List N

19 Jun 2020

Want to know if your disinfectant is using safer ingredients and is approved by the EPA to use against COVID-19? Check out this how-to video!

4 Ways to Celebrate Period Health on Menstrual Hygiene Day!

28 May 2020

May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day. People around the world are celebrating period health today! Here are 4 ways to engage today and every day to raise your voice for period positivity!

Statement on George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery

27 May 2020

Women’s Voices for the Earth is profoundly devastated and outraged by the recent brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. We are tired of seeing headlines and newsfeeds populate again and again with names, faces and stories of black men and women harmed by a system that often determines worth by our sex, wealth, and whiteness. The damage that occurs when certain groups are privileged or disadvantaged because of their gender, their class or their race, is not just catastrophic, it is fatal.