It takes an average 7.5 years for women to be diagnosed with endometriosis – Week 29

In last week’s first post on HEALTH I looked at the fatal consequences of ignoring the differences between men’s and women’s bodies: women are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed following a heart attack because their symptoms are different to men’s. Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to those lining the womb grow… Continue reading →

Women are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed following a heart attack – Week 28

This month I’m focusing on HEALTH, as the nights draw in and the cold returns. As I wrote in my introduction, the reason for this focus is that medical practice is taught on the basis of the male body being the default and the female body being simply a derivative of the former. And this… Continue reading →

HEALTH – – Month 8 – – #FeministFactFriday

Theme #8 for Feminist Fact Friday To date Feminist Fact Friday has covered everything from POLITICS, HEROES and MONEY, through to BEHAVIOUR, MEN and SPORT, finishing recently with one of the toughest topics yet: VIOLENCE. It feels quite natural to move from a topic were women’s bodies (and their minds) are so thoroughly damaged by violence, to an interlinked topic where… Continue reading →

Two women a week are murdered by a current or former partner – Week 27

Warning: sensitive subjects will feature throughout this August’s theme, including harassment, assault, rape and murder. These are all subjects that affect many women and are therefore necessary to cover in Feminist Fact Friday. Please take care when reading on and use your own discretion – there’s nothing wrong with putting yourself first if you find… Continue reading →