Power, Knowledge, and Women's Health

Join us on Thursday, March 19 at 6 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with Dr. Nirvana Manning and Dr. Sarah Berg about perimenopause and menopause: both crucial transitional phases in women’s health. Together, they will dispel long-standing myths and provide practical guidance to help women and their families navigate this life stage with confidence.

Menopause is often an overlooked aspect of women’s health, even though each year, more than two million women in the U.S. enter this transitional stage of their lives. Seventy-five percent of women leave their doctor’s office untreated. The beginning stages of menopause, perimenopause, are even more often overlooked. With symptoms that can last up to a decade and affect nearly every system in the body, menopause deserves greater visibility, better care, and stronger advocacy.

During this empowering and uplifting Women’s History Month event, the silence will be broken, and this conversation will empower healthier, more informed lives before, during, and after menopause.

The program will be available on the Clinton Center’s YouTube channel the following day.

This program is presented by the Clinton Foundation.

About the speakers

Dr. Nirvana Manning currently serves as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Service Line Director for Women’s Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is also the founding Director of the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health, established through congressional grant funding to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes across the state of Arkansas.

Dr. Manning earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from UAMS in 2003 and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAMS in 2007. She is an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Medical Society, presently serving her third two-year term, and was appointed by the Governor of Arkansas as an inaugural member of the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Dr. Manning is also an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Council of University Chairs in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the North American Menopause Society. Her academic and professional work focuses on improving maternal health outcomes, advancing women’s access to comprehensive reproductive health services, and addressing health disparities within underserved populations. Dr. Manning has led multiple initiatives to educate adolescents and caregivers on puberty and self-care and has championed statewide efforts to improve access to contraception. Additionally, she has secured and managed numerous projects and grants aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and enhancing postpartum care for Arkansas women. Dr. Manning resides in Little Rock, Arkansas, with her husband and three children.

Dr. Sarah Berg is a board-certified OB-GYN, Certified Menopause Society Practitioner, and founder of Selfority, a women’s health education platform focused on evidence-based, accessible education, starting with two comprehensive courses on Menopause. After more than a decade in clinical practice, she now specializes in translating women's health into public-facing education and developing scalable, equity-driven workplace programs. She is currently designing the Menopause, At Work Initiative, which is being explored as a Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative. Dr. Berg is an enthusiastic writer and speaker, known for her warm, relatable communication style that fosters trust, connection, and behavior change. Her writing spans menopause in the workplace, women’s cardiovascular risk, national updates in women’s health, and the culture of shame surrounding midlife. She has been featured as a clinical writer and storyteller through Unbiased Science and Katie Couric Media and featured on THV11's The Vine in Little Rock and the Healthdame podcast. She will soon be a featured guest on Chronically Female and Women Mastering Midlife podcasts and serves on the advisory board of Mpowered Menopause as well as the Women’s Health Advocates, Menopause Subcommittee. She is eager to support organizations as a speaker or consultant in menopause awareness and training.

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