by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 28, 2012 | Internet
As supporters of alternative menstrual products like cloth pads and menstrual cups, sometimes we forget that there are good reasons why some people may prefer to use tampons. Cartoonist Megan Rosalarian provides an illustrated guide to her evolving attitude toward her...
by Heather Dillaway | Apr 26, 2012 | Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause
Lately I’m fed up with the kinds of articles and news items that cross my desk (or computer screen) about perimenopause and menopause. So much of the news on this midlife transition seems negative. I hear about the new treatments for (unbearable) hot flashes or...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 21, 2012 | Internet
When Marilyn Monroe had her appendix removed 28 April 1952, she was quite nervous. She was so worried that her surgeon would remove her ovaries while he was operating that after she was sedated and the doctors pulled back her gown, they found this note taped to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 14, 2012 | Internet
Cycle Harmony offers instructions for syncing your menstrual cycle with the cycle of the moon. Need more racism in your misogyny? Jezebel reports on products for vulva bleaching. An open letter, as only McSweeney’s can do an open letter: To the tiny white man...
by David Linton | Apr 10, 2012 | Communication, Humor, Internet, Media, Menstruation
Guest Post by Alexandra Epstein A series of videos on YouTube have taken stereotypes to a whole new level. Not only is ‘Shit Girls Say’ sexist, but it has created an empire of homemade ‘Shit (insert proper noun here) Say’ videos stereotyping hundreds of categories....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 7, 2012 | Internet
Why are some women so afraid of childbirth? Kate Ryan at National Women’s Health Network thinks that it might be partly because it is portrayed so negatively in entertainment media. After nearly disappearing in the 1970s, IUDs are becoming more popular in the...
