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Can An Intimate Wearable Change The Conversation About Sex?

Can An Intimate Wearable Change The Conversation About Sex?

The Ohnut wants to take the shame out of painful sex. Is a product all it takes?
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Nicole Guappone
Jun 6, 2018
How Targeted Marketing Harms Those Who've Miscarried

How Targeted Marketing Harms Those Who've Miscarried

Should companies bear a responsibility to avoid causing harm?
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Kim McAuliffe
May 13, 2018
The Story Of Sarah Baartman & The Objectification Of Black Bodies

The Story Of Sarah Baartman & The Objectification Of Black Bodies

The life of the 'Hottentot Venus' still feels familiar for those used to being gawked at.
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Natasha Mwansa
Jun 1, 2018
Why Don’t We Hear Fat Women’s #MeToo Stories?

Why Don’t We Hear Fat Women’s #MeToo Stories?

Hint: It’s not because we don’t have them.
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Your Fat Friend
May 15, 2018
I Changed My Mind About Post-Weight-Loss Plastic Surgery — And I’m So Glad I Did

I Changed My Mind About Post-Weight-Loss Plastic Surgery — And I’m ...

The surgery would have actively harmed me, all for the pleasure of those who would look at me.
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Jamie Cattanach
May 9, 2018
Why Are We Used To Violence But Caught Off Guard By Hurt?

Why Are We Used To Violence But Caught Off Guard By Hurt?

We’ve gotten used to violence as background hum, yet we are unprepared to recognize and live alongside people who have been hurt.
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Sarah Bronson
Apr 23, 2018
Bargaining With My Birth Control

Bargaining With My Birth Control

Many doctors are denying birth control to those who won’t take cervical screenings — even though it’s not medically necessary.
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Madelyn Brown
Apr 18, 2018
What A Fake 'Female Orgasm' Statistic Says About Gender Bias

What A Fake 'Female Orgasm' Statistic Says About Gender Bias

For years, experts have been peddling a damaging falsehood about the time it takes for cis women to orgasm.
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Suzannah Weiss
Apr 12, 2018
Depressed And Trying For A Baby

Depressed And Trying For A Baby

Getting pregnant wasn’t a race against time, it was a race against mind.
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Amanda Rosenberg
Apr 12, 2018
When Your Medical Treatment Depends On Your Race

When Your Medical Treatment Depends On Your Race

Why do minority patients have a much harder time finding a match for bone marrow transplants?
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Cici Zhang
Apr 11, 2018
Building A Better Breast Pump Should Be Everyone’s Hackathon Challenge

Building A Better Breast Pump Should Be Everyone’s Hackathon Challenge

When engineering teams aren’t diverse, only certain people’s problems get solved.
Go to the profile of Marya Errin Jones
Marya Errin Jones
Apr 4, 2018
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