by Chris Bobel | Oct 2, 2009 | Celebrities, Communication, Radio
Guest post by Laura Wershler, Sexual Health Access Alberta Canadian comic, Elvira Kurt, broke the menstrual silence taboo on Friday, September 25, on Q, “Canada’s liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine”. Q, with host Jian Ghomeshi, airs weekdays on...
by Giovanna Chesler | Sep 23, 2009 | Film, Independent Film
Surprisingly this isn’t a post on Madonna, but another media artist interested in gender: Francois Ozon. His short film Truth or Dare (1994) welcomes us into the inner circle of four teenagers engaged in the game. As the two boys and two girls challenge each...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 21, 2009 | FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, New Research
Ever-alert Liz Kissling drew my attention to this post on Nicholas Kristof’s blog (he’s the co-author of Half the Sky – check it out) Kristof picked up on the does-menstruation-keep-girls-out-of-school buzz that researchers and on-the-ground...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 1, 2009
Angier, N. (2000). Woman: An Intimate Geography. New York: Anchor. Chrisler, J., Golden, C., & Rozee, P. (2007). Lectures on the Psychology of Women. New York City: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. Chrisler, J. (2004). From Menarche to...
