Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Co-Founder
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is a leading voice for equitable menstrual policy in America. Newsweek called her the "architect of the U.S. policy campaign to squash the tampon tax."
Jen is the author of Periods Gone Public (Oct. 2017), which tells the story of the modern political movement for menstrual equity, and puts forth a powerful, proactive policy agenda. Says Gloria Steinem: “This book may be the beginning of liberation for us all.”
Jen's series in The New York Times shed new light on the issue, as have her numerous op-eds and essays in TIME, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, Ms. Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and others. She is cited widely in the media, including by The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, NPR, NBC, and PBS.
Jen is a lawyer with expertise in nonprofit leadership and development; by day she serves as a vice president and the inaugural women and democracy fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. She is a Board member of I Support the Girls and Girls Helping Girls. Period., and on the Advisory Board of Zana Africa Foundation.
You can reach Jen at jennifer@periodequity.org.
Laura Strausfeld
Co-Founder
Laura Strausfeld researched the illegality of the tampon tax years ago as a Columbia Law student. In 2016, upon reading an essay by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf in The New York Times, she reached out and proposed they mobilize legal action against New York State. Together with 5 plaintiffs and the law firm Emery Celli Brinkerhoff, they filed a class action lawsuit that resulted in immediate removal of the tax by the state. To continue their work together, they formed Period Equity.
Laura’s co-founding of the first commercial all-natural perfume company in the 1990s gave her firsthand knowledge of the lax regulation of personal care products. She has done extensive research on environmental toxins and women’s health and has written and spoken publicly about menstrual product safety.
Laura has a wide-ranging project-based background, including as a plaintiffs' attorney, founding board member of the Nest Foundation, development strategist for the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, teacher, writer/director/producer of theater and film, and Anton Chekhov scholar at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute.
You can reach Laura at laura@periodequity.org.
Board members
Nancy Kramer
Marni Sommer
Chelsea VonChaz
Legal Counsel
Kelsey Craig
James Ball
Milbank LLP