Category: Sex and Gender

Gender bias in the lab

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Three UCSC scientists speak with host Suki Wessling about continuing issues that women face while studying and working in scientific fields. Gender bias doesn’t just lead to lower representation: It leads to the continuing suppression of women’s achievements and advancement. It also leads to biased outcomes in research and narrower fields of study. Two graduate students, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht and Shanna Howard, join research assistant Sarah Claus to talk about inequity in science education. They also share their passion and exuberance for scientific inquiry.

Women of Cannabis

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CBD is the non-intoxicating chemical cannabidiol that is the less-regulated partner to THC, the chemical that produces euphoria. I was curious about the cannabis business, and also about being a woman in that business.

Andrea Dworkin, universalized

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My Name is Andrea is not what you think. It’s less a documentary than a meditation, an exploration of words, and a universalization of ideas. I sat down to watch it reluctantly, wondering if I’d make it through. I was drawn in immediately by the actresses’ performances, by seeing Dworkin through a woman director’s eyes, by realizing that I’d always seen her through men’s eyes.

Women’s bodily autonomy in the post-Roe era

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In this podcast, Suki Wessling and Christine Barrington interview two pioneers in the movement for legal midwifery and home birth. Kate Bowland and Raven Lang provide inspiration for women to continue to fight for the legal right to bodily autonomy.

Abortion stigma: the root of healthcare confusion

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This podcast presents a special Independence Day panel discussion about abortion and California’s status as an Abortion Sanctuary State. We discuss the roots of abortion stigma, and how stigma manifests itself everywhere from conversations between friends to communications between healthcare providers. We also discuss California’s status as a sanctuary station for abortion seekers, and what that will mean for our healthcare system.