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Gender inequality and sexism have huge health implications – from the staggering rate of male suicide, to the ongoing attacks on women’s sexual and reproductive rights. As a feminist health journalist, I’m particularly interested in those areas where feminism and wellbeing collide. I explore this in more detail on my women’s health blog, Hysterical Women.
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At the end of September, The British Heart Foundation published an important report, Bias and Biology, looking at the way biological differences and unconscious biases impact on the way women are treated during and after having a heart attack. It's a problem that's...
Well, September's just flown by, hasn't it? Since my last update, back in August, I've turned 30, run my first half marathon, and sunk my teeth into some fascinating subjects – including cat cloning, heart attacks, dementia, arthritis, transgender hormone therapy, and...
These days I've heard and written about enough women's health horror stories that not much shocks me anymore. But I was pretty horrified to hear about the experiences of Fiona Anderson and Kerry Thompson - two disabled women who've spent years fighting to be given...
July saw me back at Google Arts & Culture, working with them on a couple of projects - including one with Somerset House, which explores their Summer 2019 programme of exhibitions, projects and events celebrating immigration, diversity, identity, and black...
It's been a particularly busy month since my last update, and I'm looking forward to a much-needed holiday over the next week. Throughout July I've been working again with Google Arts & Culture on two projects which will be launching in the next few weeks and...
Cervical Screening Awareness Week fell in June, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust raising awareness of the potential side effects of the procedures used to treat cervical cell changes. While these treatments are extremely effective in...