The issue: Current sex education fails to prepare women for the future

For generations, sex education has been shaped by outdated ideologies and stigma. Abstinence-based education, rigid gender roles, and a culture of shame and silence—especially around women’s bodies—have defined the foundation of sex education for decades.

When education excludes half the story, women pay the price.

How Sex Education in the U.S. Is Falling Short:

• 39 states and Washington D.C. require schools to emphasize abstinence when sex education is taught.
• Only 19 states require sex education to be medically accurate.
• Only 4 states require instruction on menstrual health beyond basic puberty education.
• Female anatomy, pleasure, and hormonal mechanics are often excluded entirely.
• It’s time to: Update Sex Education for the Next Generation of Women

 Poor sex education harms girls’ and women’s futures:

• 90% of Americans say sex ed didn’t prepare them for real life.
• 68% of women do not seek medical assistance even for severe symptoms like intense pain or hot flashes.
• 66% have never tested their hormones.
• 57% of women feel uncomfortable discussing hormonal health.
• 2-4 years is the average time from symptom onset to diagnosis for conditions like PCOS

The internet becomes part of the problem, not the solution:

• AI and social media put answers in our hands instantly. But much of what circulates online is extreme, unverified, and still rooted in outdated ideologies rather than real medical guidance.

Gen Z trusts online health voices more than doctors, and nearly 60% share health content online.

When real education is missing and honest conversations aren’t normalized, young women turn online for misleading guidance.

Sign to Fix the Sex Ed Curriculum Across the United States

Mira is calling on federal policymakers to make sex and hormone education mandatory in all U.S. public schools, grounded in the lived realities of all students, no matter their sex, gender, race, or sexual orientation.

Some of the changes we are pushing for are:

• The role of reproductive hormones across the lifespan—from puberty to perimenopause and menopause.
• Fertility, hormonal regulation, and family planning at different life stages.
• The menstrual cycle: its phases, hormonal patterns, and signs that may require medical attention.
• The connection between reproductive hormones and overall health, including interactions with thyroid, adrenal, and metabolic hormones (sleep, stress, and nutrition).
• Evidence-based information about hormonal contraception, including mechanisms of action, benefits, and potential risks.

Your signature can help push Congress and the U.S. Department of Education to raise the standard for sex education now.

When education improves, futures improve.

SIGN TODAY.

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