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Bill > SJR108
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Introduced
04/15/2024
04/15/2024
In Committee
04/15/2024
04/15/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This joint resolution designates May 17 of each year as "Menstrual Empowerment Day" in New Jersey. Poor menstrual hygiene undermines the opportunities, health, and overall social status of millions of women and girls around the world, often preventing them from reaching their full potential. It is the sponsor's intent that designating an annual "Menstrual Empowerment Day" will help recognize and promote efforts taking place at the local, State, and global levels to promote good menstrual hygiene, ensure equitable access to feminine hygiene products, end period poverty, and eliminate stigmas associated with menstruation. Designating May 17 as "Menstrual Empowerment Day" will also help celebrate the achievements of Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, an inventor who pioneered a useful menstrual hygiene product that was overlooked solely because Ms. Kenner was Black. Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner's birthday was May 17, and so designating the day as "Menstrual Empowerment Day" will afford her a measure of long-deferred but richly deserved recognition. This resolution calls on the Governor to annually issue a proclamation and call upon public officials, private organizations, and all citizens of New Jersey to observe "Menstrual Empowerment Day" with appropriate awareness activities and programs.
AI Summary
This joint resolution designates May 17 of each year as "Menstrual Empowerment Day" in New Jersey to recognize the challenges faced by women and girls related to menstrual hygiene and to honor Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, a Black inventor who developed an important menstrual hygiene product. The resolution highlights how poor menstrual hygiene, social stigma, limited access to feminine hygiene products, and inadequate sanitation infrastructure can undermine women's opportunities, health, and social status. By establishing this day, the resolution aims to promote awareness about menstrual health, end period poverty, eliminate menstruation-related stigmas, and celebrate Kenner's contributions, which were historically overlooked due to racial discrimination. The resolution respectfully requests the Governor to issue an annual proclamation and encourages public officials, private organizations, and citizens to participate in awareness activities and programs that support menstrual empowerment, aligning with the global vision of creating a world by 2030 where no woman or girl is disadvantaged because of her menstrual cycle.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 04/15/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/SJR108 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/SJR/108_I1.HTM |
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