March 24, 2025

Eliminating toxic skin lighteners is a key step towards reducing exposure risks and colorism

In support of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st, the Zero Mercury Working Group and WE ACT for Environmental Justice are calling for the elimination of mercury-added skin lightening products (Hg/SLPs) as an important step towards protecting consumers and helping to end colorism. Mercury […]
October 17, 2024

Gender and Toxics: The hidden burden of mercury and other hazardous chemicals on women’s health

Exposure to harmful chemicals, including mercury, claims the lives of over 1.5 million people globally each year. As research shows, the overwhelming majority among them are women.  Such an imbalance reveals yet another dark dimension of gender inequality that puts lives of the female part of the population at a constant unnecessary […]
Gender and Toxics: The hidden burden of mercury and other hazardous chemicals on women’s health
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