Episode 117: Jennifer Block on “Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Jennifer Block, journalist and author of the book, “Everything Below the Waist:  Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution.”  We speak with Jennifer today about the ways in which the health industry–from preparation and trainings of doctors, to research devoted to understanding women’s bodies, to the dismissal of women’s pain–contribute to a culture where women’s health is systemically ignored and minimized, and women’s trauma, in response, collectively normalized and accepted.  We explore what it means to be a woman navigating our culture who centers her own health, well-being and care, and the obstacles she encounters and must overcome everyday.

During our conversation, Jennifer and I referenced the following resources and topics:

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