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Special for International Women's Day 2021 International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the world. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. Melissa Berton is the Academy Award winning producer for Best Documentary Short for "Period. End of Sentence." and CEO of The Pad Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the principle that "a period should end a sentence, not a girl's education." Berton is the recipient of the 2019 Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women's Rights Award and works as a English teacher in Los Angeles. "Period. End of Sentence." is available on Netflix. Find out more at https://www.thepadproject.org/ . Check out https://copenotes.com/zestful for an innovative app that supports mental health. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com