Casimira Melican is the Research & Advocacy Officer at the Victorian Women's Trust. In 2016, Casimira co-wrote the VWT's menstrual and menopause workplace wellbeing policy (also know as the menstrual leave policy) and has been leading advocacy on the policy since then. Casimira is passionate about the ability for policy and research to have real world impact and empower women and non-binary individuals within our society.