How much is menstrual pain underrated?
Cramps, pain and discomfort associated with the menstrual cycle affect, more or less intensely, some 70% of teenagers and young women (aged 15-25) and roughly 25% of adult women.Symptoms range from painful cramps in the lower abdomen, which can extend to the lower...
2.1 billion dollars to be funded in favour of women’s empowerment
Gender inequality has grown at an alarming pace: disrupted sanitation services for women, loss of jobs in sectors where women are overrepresented and a remarkable increase in assistance needs and unpaid caregiving. This is the rather negative picture outlined by the...
Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Or is it?
“Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental” is a sentence we often read in the opening credits of film or TV series, or in the prologues of books. Its origins go back to a 1934 U.S. film, Rasputin and the Empress, whose...
Cosmetics and metabolism: the risks of PFAS
You might try it in the summer, when you want a light makeup that doesn’t smudge with sweat and water. That’s when waterproof mascara becomes a beauty ally you gladly resort to. But according to a recent study, you should be cautious. Here’s why. Some 53% of makeup...
Can fibroids and holidays go hand in hand?
Some people have just gone on holiday, others are preparing to do so. Yet some girls and women, who suffer from fibroids (be it one or several) fear the advent of the summer holidays: 15% of women of reproductive age and one woman in three aged over 35 get anxious and...
The woman who talked to emojis
As new head of the Emoji Subcommittee for the Unicode Consortium, Jennifer Daniel knows what to do to make sure that these symbols work for all of us. Emojis have become part of our language. Text messages, Instagram posts, emails and videos often feature these little...
Countering domestic violence with virtual reality
Globally, one woman in three has suffered domestic violence – the perpetrator being their partner: this rather striking figure sparked something in the mind of Charlie Pearmund, CEO of Virtual Bodyworks SL, the company coordinating project VRespect.Me, an innovative...
Summer of music: a few feminist songs for your summer karaoke!
It’s summer! It’s time to sing out loud, perhaps sitting around a bonfire… something that greatly reminds us of our teenage years. But if you’re a woman – whether you’re a teenager or not – there are a handful of songs, scattered throughout the decades and around the...
Girls have a new heroine – and she’s got her period too
«Eleven is seldom the right age, Robin thought. Because you’re either too old for something or too young for other things. For example, when you’re eleven, you cannot have a child. But you can be fertile and have your period». That’s the starting line of the novel...
Studying female pathologies with the help of a “woman” robot
When talking about technology we hardly think of how certain innovations may be put to good use in the medical field. Yet a group of researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois, has illustrated the results of the use of advanced robotics in women’s health in an...