1. From Antonella Santuccione Chadha, a member of our network and founder of Women’s Brain Foundation, based in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to studying sex and gender determinants in brain and mental health, aiming to advance precision medicine for brain and mental health. She invites you to sign the petition (also unanimously) linked below—and share to it widely within your networks. It will be sent to the: World Health Organization General Assembly to plea for excellence and precision in science.

https://www.openpetition.eu/petition/kommentare/in-a-plea-for-all-humankind-please-sign-this-petition-for-excellence-and-precision-in-science#petition-main

2. Global Health 50/50 reviews organizations that have rolled back DEI/EDI programs in response to the US admin. You can read the report Rollback and Resistance here—from Sarah Hawkes, Professor of Global Public Health, University College London, Institute for Global Health, Centre for Gender and Global Health.

3. Toward eco-friendly menstrual products: a comparative life cycle assessment of sanitary pads made from bamboo pulp vs. a conventional one

A Mirzaie, M Brandão, H Zarrabi - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025

The predominant menstrual products utilized by women are sanitary pads. The
majority of disposable sanitary pads are comprised of plastics and bleached wood
pulp, often accounting for as much as 90% of their composition by weight …

4. Menstrual wastes: a Sri Lankan perspective on quantities, characteristics, and issues

RKA Kularatne - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025

The importance of good menstruation hygiene management (MHM) practices has gained considerable attention in Sri Lanka, but least attention is given to menstrual wastes regarding the types, quantities, characteristics, disposal practices, and …

5. Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering

C Harris, JE Bruin, M Mullally, M Doria, S Siddiqi… - FACETS, 2025

Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in scientific fields is an outstanding
challenge. While there is growing awareness of barriers and challenges to EDI
across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), individuals may …

6. Yours, Mine, Sometimes Ours: Uncovering the Experiences of Biologists Searching for Academic Jobs Together

EE Schussler - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2025

Biologists pursuing faculty jobs are often married to other biologists who may also
desire faculty positions. This increases the complexity of the job search, with little
guidance for early career researchers about doing this successfully. Couples have …

7. Menstrual hygiene management among girls and women refugees in Africa: a scoping review

A Harerimana, G Mchunu, JD Pillay - Conflict and Health, 2025

Background Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) presents a significant public
health challenge for refugee women and girls in Africa. Displaced populations often
lack access to menstrual products, adequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) …

All best, Londa 

Londa Schiebinger

Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Project

http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu

John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPST/schiebinger.html

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