University of Technology Sydney's Law Health Justice Research Centre invites you to join leading Australian scholars and advocates for menstrual justice and Fullbright Fellow Professor Margaret E Johnson (The University of Baltimore School of Law, USA) for a day of critical discussion and reflection on human rights, social justice, law and menstruation. We will explore these concerns in a range of settings and contexts, including workplaces, taxation, public health, and schools.

This symposium is organised by Beth Goldblatt and Linda Steele.

Program

9.00-9.15	Acknowledgement of Country Welcome to symposium
9.15- 10.00	Keynote: ‘Menstrual Justice in the United States’, Margaret E. Johnson
10.00-10.30	‘The Road to Period Parity in Remote Queensland', Minnie King and Nina Lansbury
10.30-11.00	Morning tea
11.00-11.30	‘Menstruation, Law and Human Rights’, Beth Goldblatt and Linda Steele
11.30-12.00	‘Improving Menstrual Health Beyond Product Provision’, Dani Barrington
12.00-12.30	The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience, Jane M Ussher
12.30-1.00	‘Young People’s Experiences of Menstrual Injustice in South Australia’, Helen Connolly
1.00-2.00	Lunch
2.00-2.30	‘Removal of the Tampon Tax: A Costless or Pyrrhic Victory?’, Kathryn James
2.30-3.00	‘Engendering’ the Right to Work for Women and People Who Experience Menstruation and Menopause in the Workplace’, Sydney Colussi, Elizabeth Hill and Marian Baird AO
3.00-3.30	‘Breaking the Silence Around Blood: Managing Menstruation During Remote Antarctic Fieldwork’, Meredith Nash
3.30-3.45	Afternoon tea
3.45-4.15	‘Endo@Work – The Development of a Workplace Policy for Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain’, Mike Armour, Danielle Howe and Alexis Wolfe
4.15-4.45	‘Developing Positive Menstrual Culture’, Mary Crooks
4.45-5.00	Closing reflections

Banner image: 'Let the Period Blow Flow', photo by Vulani.