Actress Jessica Biel is a mom now, and that life change has caused her to think more about education. In particular, she wants to make sure women have a resource through which they can answer any questions they may have about health and body issues. To provide such a resource, she has launched an untitled web series alongside Saundra Pelletier, the founder of a nonprofit health organization called WomenCare Global.
Biel first decided to educate her fellow women after realizing she herself had a lot of questions about health and pregnancy. “Suddenly I realized I really didn’t know what’s going on inside my own body,” she said in a recent interview with Glamour Magazine. “It was shocking.” She met Pelletier, and they decided to try to make a difference in underserved communities. “More than half of our nation’s pregnancies are unplanned, and just 22 states require public schools to teach sex education,” said Pelletier. “Jessica and I realized we can help change this.”
The first video from their series is currently available on the WomenCare Global website and YouTube channel. It features a brief introduction from Pelletier, along with the title “If You Don’t Tell Them, Then Who Will?”
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Future videos will talk about topics like puberty and contraception. More information about the series is available via Glamour.
