You are WORTH it.
We are the Women's Organization on Rights to Health at the University of Michigan, a group of students advocating for women's health and reproductive rights issues within our community.
Explore our website to learn about our goals, previous work, upcoming events, our members, and more!
Why We Were Founded
AFTER TAKING A COURSE ENTITLED "PERSPECTIVES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH" (WGS/NURS 220), FOUNDERS REINA & LILI WERE EMPOWERED TO CONTINUE DISCUSSING PREVALENT WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.
WHILE THERE WERE SEVERAL FEMINIST STUDENT GROUPS ALREADY ESTABLISHED ON CAMPUS, REINA & LILI NOTICED A LACK OF OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT CAME TO COLLECTIVELY DISCUSSING AND ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THUS, IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, THE TWO DECIDED TO CREATE THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS DEDICATED TO CREATING JUST THIS. ​
Our Mission
AS A STUDENT ORGANIZATION ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CAMPUS, WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE CONSCIOUSNESS--RAISING THROUGH ACTIVISIM. THROUGH THIS, WORTH'S MISSION IS FOR MEMBERS TO EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER AND CONFRONT PREVALENT ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH, SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTING CHANGE AT VARIOUS LEVELS. WORTH APPROACHES THESE ISSUES THROUGH SMALLER FOCUS GROUPS BY PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT CATER TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH.
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DO OUR MEMBERS DO?
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, OUR ORGANIZATION TAKES PART IN WEEKLY MEETINGS, INTERNAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AND COLLABORATIVE EVENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. OUR MEMBERS ARE ALSO PLACED INTO FOCUS GROUPS, WHICH FURTHER HONE IN ON SPECIFIC TOPICS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH. OUR FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCT YEAR-LONG PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INCREASING ACCESS, EDUCATION, AND FUNDRAISING.
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