by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 16, 2013 | Internet
Did any of our readers happen to catch this talk at USC? No Need to Bleed: How Menstrual Suppression Redefined Menstruation A blog essay we recently cross-posted with Ms. magazine’s blog about why it’s valuable to use the word menstruator instead of women...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 9, 2013 | Internet
It’s OK to say vagina in TV sitcoms, but you still can’t say it in tampon ads! Like women who are pregnant, women who use synthetic progesterone birth control injections (such as Depo-Provera) are more vulnerable to certain infections including malaria,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 2, 2013 | Internet
A new study reports that women who eat diets rich in iron are less likely to report symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-C.A., recently reintroduced the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA), renewing their...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 23, 2013 | Internet
Forty years ago, Gloria Steinem wondered what the world would be like if men could menstruate. Dana Leipold wonders what it would be like if men had killer menstrual cramps. Amelia McDonell-Parry of The Frisky shares 15 “memorable menstruation scenes” from...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 20, 2013 | Activism, Language, Menstruation
Feminists of a certain age may recall debates about changing sexist language, and the ways feminists were once mocked for insisting on replacing sex-specific terms such as policeman with police officer, fireman with firefighter, stewardess with flight attendant and...
