As we talk about the menstrual cycle, women’s mental health, and the emotional well-being of people with estrogen cycles, there are two strategies we apply. The most common is a repairing approach to mental health. Here, we proceed with repairs of what gets broken after a period of time of pushing through and living out […]
Category: Social
What unites women of ancient Greece, today, from Brazil, or Tokyo across centuries, cultures, and continents? Not the societal norms and standards – those are cultural constructs — shaped by time, place, and ideas. At the core of womanhood lies something deeper, timeless, and universal: the menstrual cycle. Always present, in plain sight, it was […]
Feminist movements have always been diverse, each shaped by its own theories, ideologies, and focus. The earliest waves fought for women’s inclusion in a world built by and for men: the right to vote, to participate in political and financial systems, to be taken seriously in male-designed workplaces, to be paid equally for equal work, […]
Without even noticing, women live every day by rules designed centuries ago—rules created by men, for men. I say this without blame; it is simply a fact. Yes, matriarchal or matrilineal societies exist, but they make up barely 0.062% of the world’s population—not even a tenth of a percent. The systems we follow today—the preferences […]