This month’s blog tries to unpick a major myth about the female body, and how it affects the way in which clinical research is understood by the public, media, and
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Archives for No shame
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.
Women’s right to reason… (Part 1)
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and 2018 marks 100 years since the UK Parliament passed a law which allowed the first women (property owners over the age of 30),
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History/ hystery and No shame.
Breaking barriers… Why decent menstruation education is critical for human health
Last month, I was thrilled to be invited to speak at a workshop hosted by Plan UK, No More Taboo and Freedom4girls. As you can probably guess from the event title [see image
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