2023 Fulbright Distinguished Visitor Professor Marcy L. Karin is featured in a new blog on the US-UK Fulbright Commission's website, discussing her work on menstrual justice. Marcy explores the connections she's making in Scotland, her interdisciplinary collaborations, and her investigations into policy and practice around menstruation.
During her time in Scotland, Marcy has had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with academics from the UK and across the globe. While in Scotland, the D.C. State Department of Education issued their draft proposal for requirements related to menstrual education. Marcy explained that she was able to share their draft with experts in the UK whose work she incorporated into her comment that she submitted. When reflecting on this legislative change, Marcy said “me being here has already led to positive policy change in DC. I didn’t realise that there’d already be a real-world application of the relationships I’ve developed as a Fulbrighter, but also an impact on actual policy in my home community. That’s pretty cool.”
Marcy was clear that these achievements were the result of collective efforts and community. She noted her attendance of the UK Menstruation Research Network, work with Margaret Johnson, a Fulbrighter in Australia, and support from her host, a law professor in queer studies and IASH, and the networks she’s built with PhD students and post-docs at the university and across the UK.
Read the full interview here.