"Out of 20yrs of literature regarding menopause symptoms, only 17 academic papers explore how this condition affects Black women, according to Dr. Makeba Williams, a Washington University physician who specializes in OB/GYN w/ expertise in menopause care." ksdk.com/article/news/l…
“I think what was really striking is that we know that for some of the more bothersome symptoms and complaints that are often expressed, hot flashes and night sweats, Black women experience them longer,” Dr. Williams said.
#Menopause
The average duration or median duration for these symptoms is about 10yrs versus White women who experience them 6.5yrs, according to the OB/GYN doctor.

“In addition to having a longer duration, there's a higher prevalence, so about an 80% prevalence amongst Black women."
Dr. Williams determined that African American women experience distinct differences in physical, psychological, social, and quality of life measures during menopause.

ksdk.com/article/news/l…
“Overall, this tends to lead to a poor quality of life and poorer health status, so this becomes pretty problematic as we also found that African American women are less likely to be offered treatment for these menopausal symptoms,” she said.

#Menopause

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Jan 25
Ministers have rejected a proposal from parliament's Women and Equalities Committee to introduce "menopause leave" pilots in England, arguing it could discriminate against men.

womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a426… #Menopause
The government also dismissed a recommendation by the committee to make menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. bbc.com/news/uk-politi… #Menopause
A survey by the all-party Parliamentary Commitment in the UK to explore the impact of menopause has found that 1 in 3 women are missing work due to menopause symptoms and that there is still 'considerable stigma' about talking about menopause at work committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/…
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Jan 24
Michelle Yeoh is brilliant. She long has been. She has deservedly been nominated for an Oscar for her role in #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce

No Asian woman has won Best Actress Oscar. Ponder on that.

She is exquisitely brilliant in this film!
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How many films do you know that centre an Asian woman in her 50s?

As Michelle Yeoh puts it, “... an aging Asian immigrant woman. When was the last time you saw that, right?” npr.org/2022/04/08/109… #MichelleYeoh #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce
Women of colour–older ones at that– are rarely allowed options and yet here is Evelyn with multiple universes, unbeknownst to anyone, including herself.

#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce
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Jan 24
#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce has been nominated for 11 Oscars!!

Every time that glorious film is mentioned, I will always share my essay on how I believe it is the perfect analogy for the menopause transition.

feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-me…
I am 55yo. I can barely watch films or TV shows these days because they are about either high school students or people who are 31yo. Their dilemmas are so far in my past and the parents in the films or shows are too peripheral to the narrative to be worth my time.
High school students and 31yos are not helping me with peri/postmenopausal fuckery.

It is enough for me that Evelyn gets to beat people up AND have a breakdown of sorts because fuck, yes please! That was the essence of my perimenopause on any given day. feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-me…
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Jan 23
Weight: 115lbs

Text: There is a moment when you’re learning to deadlift that background moves into foreground, like those paintings full of dots that required you to look beyond the foreground into the background, so that the picture becomes apparent.
#ThisIs55
Training with Jeana Fanelli is shifting the tectonic plates of my being.

There is an earthquake at the core of my being and I am living and loving it.

New essay soon.

Until then feministgiant.com/p/postmenopaus… #ThisIs55
I wonder, in this essay, if the anxiety I experience during my menopause transition is my despair at the fuckery that once flummoxed younger me.

I am shifting that despair now. Lifting gives me the inner power to do that.

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Jan 23
An international initiative is calling for action against homophobia in UK men’s football following a series of “damaging” homophobic incidents in recent weeks.
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A statement released by Football v Homophobia has called on the Football Association (FA), professional clubs, media, police and prosecution authorities to crackdown on homophobia in the sport. footballvhomophobia.com/homophobia-in-…
I wrote this about the violent misogyny that accompanies men's football across the world.

The violence that goes home with the men’s game is a wholly-owned subsidiary of patriarchy. You would be naive to think it is limited to targeting women & children. feministgiant.com/p/essay-when-f…
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Jan 22
The Supreme Court issued its decision on #RoeVWade on Jan. 22, 1973. It overturned #RoeVsWade on June 24, 2022

Essays I've written on #abortion. Several are also available in Arabic.

On my "illegal" abortion in Egypt and "legal" abortion in the US feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
I met Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux last year and told her how moved I was by the recounting of her "illegal" abortion in Happening and shared with her the story of my "illegal" abortion.

My essay on the film adaptation of "Happening."

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For as long as patriarchy can shroud abortion with silence, it will continue to stamp it in shame. So I broke my silence to break free of shame.

I wrote this for @DuaLipa's newsletter Service95.com
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