Guest blog by Britta Wiebe, co-founder of Vulvani Many of us internalise damaging menstrual/ gender myths to the point that we prefer not to touch, talk about, or even look
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Archives for History/ hystery
Menstrual Leave; what lies beneath… Part 1- Origins
In the UK, most employees are lucky enough to have paid sick leave if they are too unwell to work [1]. This includes menstrual cycle-related symptoms. But, in recent years,
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The ‘virginity’ myth…
Image: 'Virgo' in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825 This week we tackle another reproductive health myth, and perhaps the most dangerous one of all...
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Women’s right to reason… (Part 3)
Part 1 of this 3-part blog post discussed the way in which medical theories tend to be highly reflective of their particular cultural, and historical context. In part 2, we
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History/ hystery and No shame.
Women’s right to reason… (Part 2)
Previous blogs have looked at the way in which the female reproductive system (typically the womb– or the menstrual cycle by association), has been used against women in order to justify gender inequality. The second
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History/ hystery and No shame.
