Handmaids, Hospitals, and The Pageantry of the Newborn Nursery Window Hannah Fagen Gender Studies, Science & Medicine This story originally appeared on NursingClio, a collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to present-day issues related to gender and medicine. Sixteen minutes into the second episode...
It’s Time to Take Nature to Task Jessica Martucci Arts & Culture, Gender Studies, Science & Medicine In March of this year, one of my respected colleagues and I published a short essay in Pediatrics in which we critiqued the use of “nature” in public health campaigns, specifically regarding breastfeeding...
The Pill Kills: Women’s Health and Feminist Activism Heather Munro Prescott Gender Studies, Science & Medicine This post originally appeared on Nursing Clio. On December 16, 1975, a group of Washington, D.C. area women’s health activists held the first-ever protest at the headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug...
A Quick Primer on Emotional Labor Hippo Reads Staff Arts & Culture, Gender Studies Much has been written, and written well, about emotional labor.
On Marine Debris as a Form of Gendered Violence UCLA Center for the Study of Women Gender Studies, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture by Maya Weeks In the wake of the election, I have been thinking extensively and without desiring to about the men who wish us dead. I have been thinking about the men who made today’s petroleum industry...
Black Carbon, Health, and the Power of Women’s Leadership UCLA Center for the Study of Women Gender Studies, Science & Medicine Black Carbon (BC), a product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, doesn't just contribute to climate change--it also contributes to chemical exposure. Commonly referred to as “soot”, BC emissions are...
Why Women Can and Should Consider the Skilled Trades Kathy Jackson Gender Studies, Politics & Economics We need more modern-day Rosie the Riveters.
