ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
Womanhood Initiative is a nonprofit organisation working to improve knowledge about girls’ and women’s health. We want more people to understand the body, know their options and access useful information.
OUR PURPOSE
Throughout life, girls and women may have questions about menstruation, hormones, contraception, illness, health and different life stages. What we know shapes how we understand our experiences and the questions we can ask.
We create free educational platforms and digital tools to help girls, women and those around them understand the body. Our aim is to make information easier to find, understand and use.
THE WHOLE BODY. THROUGHOUT LIFE.
What comes to mind when you hear the words women's health? Perhaps menstruation, contraception, pregnancy or menopause. Or gynaecological health and conditions that mainly affect women.
All of these matter. But women's health also includes the heart, brain, bones, sleep and mental health. It concerns differences in how conditions affect people, and how biological and social factors shape health throughout life.
To understand women's health, we must see the whole person, not only the reproductive system.
KNOWLEDGE BUILDS UNDERSTANDING
We need to understand how the body works, what may change over time and when to seek help. We also need words to describe what we feel and an understanding of how health affects everyday life.
How can we ask useful questions if we do not know what to ask? How can we describe symptoms if we do not have the words?
Knowledge can help us understand our bodies and prepare for conversations with healthcare professionals. Everyone should have the opportunity to understand more.
EQUITABLE ACCESS
Access to understandable, trustworthy health information should not depend on income, education or the people around you.
Some grow up with open conversations about the body and health. Others receive little information, encounter language barriers or have nobody to ask.
We believe knowledge should help reduce inequality, not reinforce it. That is why we share our resources for free, without requiring an account.
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION
We create open educational platforms and digital tools to help people understand their bodies, explore health information and find relevant support. We build on research, professional recommendations and lived experiences for children, young people, adults, parents, professionals and workplaces.
BUILDING ON KNOWLEDGE
Our connected world of resources and tools grows from the need for knowledge, understanding and informed choices.
PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY
We believe public institutions should take clear, lasting responsibility for making education about girls’ and women’s health a natural part of schools and working life.
Until this knowledge reaches everyone in a systematic and accessible way, Womanhood Initiative will continue to provide free educational platforms and digital tools. We want more people to understand their bodies, ask questions and make informed choices.
OUR SEVEN-STEP PLAN
Our seven-step plan describes how we work across knowledge sharing, collaboration and practical tools to support long-term change.
Bring these issues into spaces where knowledge is needed.
Make information easier to find, understand and use.
Make space for diverse experiences and perspectives.
Work for greater recognition of girls’ and women’s health.
Develop practical digital solutions around real needs.
Bring together expertise from health, education, workplaces and civil society.
Work towards lasting and more equitable access to knowledge for future generations.
HOW WE WORK
Our work starts with the questions and knowledge needs that arise through life. We communicate health information in understandable language and create digital tools to make it easier to use.
User feedback and professional perspectives are important to our development process. We aim to keep our resources useful, accessible and responsive to new knowledge.
Explore our projectsCOLLABORATION
Young people need language for the body, parents need support for conversations, and adults have questions across different life stages. Teachers, workplaces and health professionals also need accessible resources.
We want girls’ and women’s health education to have a natural place in schools, workplaces and society. We welcome collaboration with people and organisations who share our mission.
Support our workTRANSPARENCY
Womanhood Initiative is a nonprofit organisation governed by a board responsible for its direction and activities. We aim to be transparent about our work and the use of funds.
Norwegian organisation number: 834 429 292. Please contact us with questions about governance, our statutes or finances.
Contact usQUALITY OF INFORMATION
We aim to base our resources on reliable, verifiable information, clear sources and understandable language. We work to review and improve our materials and welcome professional feedback.
Digital resources support understanding and preparation. Individual medical advice requires assessment by a healthcare professional.
Explore the platformsWe want the next generation to grow up knowing more about their bodies. We want children to have language for their experiences and knowledge to reach the people around them, at home, at school and at work.
For a new standard in girls' and women's health.