Vivi Lin

Vivi Lin
林薇
Personal details
Born10 May 1998
Yilan, Taiwan
Domestic partnerNathan Law
Residence(s)Oxford, United Kingdom
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
The University of Edinburgh
United World College
OccupationActivist
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 (2024)
The Diana Legacy Award (2021)
The Diana Award (2021)
Tatler Asia GenT (2021)

Vivi Lin (Mandarin: 林薇; born 10 May 1998) is a period equity and gender equality activist from Taiwan.[1][2] She founded an NGO named With Red in 2019 to promote period equity in Taiwan and Asia. By 2021, they have reached more than 500,000 people.[2] In 2022, she opened the world's only Period Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2021, Vivi was awarded the Diana Award,[2] the Diana Legacy Award[8] and Tatler Asia GenT[1][9] for her accomplishments in period equity. In 2023, Vivi was awarded the Gender Responsive Education Award by HundrED for her contribution in advocating for and advancing gender equality through her work.[10] In May 2024, she was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Social Impact category.[11]

In 2024, Blavatnik School of Government announced that Vivi has been awarded full scholarship as a Jardine Scholar to read Master of Public Policy at the University of Oxford. [12]

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  2. ^ a b c "The Diana Award - WEI (VIVI) LIN". diana-award.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  3. ^ "Talking about the period - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ^ "World's First Menstruation Museum Opens in Taipei". www.taiwanplus.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ baarsen, yayeri van (2022-07-14). "Next day trip: a menstruation museum". Period!. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ "Stamping out stigma: Taiwanese activist's mission to normalize periods - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ "Museum for Period Equity: Vivi Lin / Period Equity, DEI and Human Rights Activist - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  8. ^ "The Diana Award - 2021 Legacy Award". diana-award.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  9. ^ Asia, Tatler. "Vivi Lin". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. ^ "Vivi Lin awarded the Gender Responsive Education Award". hundred.org. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  11. ^ "Vivi Lin". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  12. ^ "Vivi Lin | Blavatnik School of Government". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-18.