Menopause Advocacy Made Simple
With A Citizen’s Guide to Menopause Advocacy, you’ll gain the tools to take meaningful steps at your own pace while learning how policy impacts you or the women you care about.
Every Voice Counts in Menopause Advocacy
Advocating for menopause support is a cause everyone can unite behind, no matter your political affiliation.
Gain a clear understanding of policy goals that directly impact women’s health.
Designed to be skimmed and acted on in minutes, perfect for busy schedules.
Features advice from women leading the charge to improve menopause experiences for all.
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Meet Menopause Advocate Jennifer Weiss-Wolf: Leading the Push for Policy Change
Attorney and author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf serves as executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law. She also leads partnerships and strategy at Ms., the feminist movement-making magazine. A prolific writer and policy advocate, she was dubbed the “architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax” by Newsweek. She has presented on issues related to her areas of expertise – menstruation, menopause, and the law – at the White House and before Congress, as well as in state legislatures and major city governmental bodies; she works closely with domestic and global leaders, advocates, and innovators in pursuing policy reforms. Her 2017 book Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity was lauded by Gloria Steinem as “the beginning of liberation for us all.” Weiss-Wolf's writing and work have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Daily, NPR, and PBS, among others.
Dr. Mary Claire Haver: on a mission to transform how we experience menopause
After seeing a growing need for better menopause care, Dr. Haver shifted her life’s work to focus on helping women access better menopause education, tools, and resources. She founded The 'Pause Life, a website providing education, support, and lifestyle changes that empower women to thrive through menopause. As the author of the New York Times bestseller The New Menopause, Dr. Haver works tirelessly to improve the menopause experience and ensure every woman has the tools she needs to thrive.
With A Foreword By Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver stands as an icon in journalism, advocacy, media, and publishing, with a distinguished career spanning over 40 years. As an Emmy, Gracie, and Peabody award-winning journalist, her groundbreaking reporting has informed and inspired audiences worldwide.
In addition to her impressive journalistic career and accomplishments as a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, Shriver is an NBC News Special Anchor, founder of Shriver Media, and co-founder of the mission-driven brain health and wellness brand, MOSH. As the founder of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic, she has played a pivotal role in advancing critical conversations and research concerning women’s health.
Recognizing the need for more research addressing the unique health challenges faced by women, Shriver leads a movement to bring parity in women’s health to the federal government and millions of women nationwide. In 2023, her advocacy led to the establishment of the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research and a historic Executive Order calling for new federal funding for women’s health research.
Today, the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at Cleveland Clinic is the leading organization funding gender-based Alzheimer’s research in the country, with a mission to educate women and their families. The WAM Prevention and Research Center at Cleveland Clinic, established in 2020, was the first of its kind in the U.S. Shriver also played a key role in the formation of the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Women’s Health and Research Center, where she serves as Chief Visionary and Strategic Advisor. Its mission is to become the leading center for women’s health in the United States.
