by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Dec 9, 2013 | Advertising, Communication, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta Since my upcoming book about menstrual stigmas and the symptothermal method of fertility awareness is getting close to launch, I thought today’s blog post would be the perfect opportunity to provide a short excerpt for your reading...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 26, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, Disposable menstrual products, DIY, FemCare, Film, Independent Film, Literature, Men, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Reusable menstrual products
The recent death of writer Doris Lessing led me to revisit her work a bit. * Author of more than 50 books as well as an opera, Lessing was brave. She spanned genres, refused to tow a singular ideological line and used her Nobel Prize moment to remind us that privilege...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 2, 2013 | Internet
Not *another* article about whether or not it’s feminist to shave one’s pubic hair! This one from xoJane is here because when the commenters turn, as commenters on such articles always do, to scolding the author about how one does not shave one’s...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2013 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Humor, Internet, Language, Men, Menstruation, Television
For me, that’s always the question. Gross is a decision. It is a judgment based on a set of values derived from a particular perspective. And because of this slipperiness, some things are more widely deemed GROSS that some other things. Readers of this blog are...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 5, 2013 | Internet
Check out Kendra Wells’ ongoing series, Girl Tips, excerpted at right, at The Toast. What is the One Key Question that doctors should ask to transform women’s health care? It’s that time of year again—October, when everything around us is covered in...
