Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Those convicted of raping a child 13 or younger in Louisiana could be sentenced to surgical castration. Previously, Louisiana, along with 11 other states (including California, Wisconsin, and Florida), permitted chemical castration, which mandated prescription...
Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Menstrual care products have been used for centuries but have not always looked the same across time and cultures. Women in ancient Greece made tampons by wrapping lint over wood. Native Americans used moss and buffalo skin. European women of the 18th and 19th...
Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last summer was a buzz with Barbie fever. From viral marketing trends that encouraged users to join in the fun to the world literally running out of the color pink, Barbie was boss. The highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie made...
Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Prior to the latest natural hair movement, many Black women used chemicals to turn the texture of their hair straight. In a society that promotes white beauty ideals and culture, for many, relaxing their hair was the only way to obtain professional success and...
Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Women account for 80% of autoimmune disorders, conditions where the immune system attacks its own tissues. Every 4 out of 5 people living with autoimmune diseases are women. In fact, according to a Stanford-Medicine-led study, “Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple...
Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
The 2024 Olympic Summer Games represents a significant shift in women’s sports. In the same city where women first participated in the Olympics in 1900, the 2024 Paris Games has nearly reached gender parity. A long way from 22 female competitors (vs. 997 male)...
