20 min

Medical Anthropology: Culture and the Language Surrounding Female Biological Mechanisms LeadHERship

    • Non-Profit

*Disclaimer* This episode uses the word "female" in reference to biological sex, not gender. The "female" biological mechanisms discussed may occur in the bodies of people of any gender.  

Article of Discussion: "The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male-Female Roles" by Emily Martin, PhD

Dr. Martin's 2015 Lecture: https://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=-3eMD438DSc

Further Reading: "Menopause: Lessons from Anthropology" by Margaret Lock, PhD

*Disclaimer* This episode uses the word "female" in reference to biological sex, not gender. The "female" biological mechanisms discussed may occur in the bodies of people of any gender.  

Article of Discussion: "The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male-Female Roles" by Emily Martin, PhD

Dr. Martin's 2015 Lecture: https://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=-3eMD438DSc

Further Reading: "Menopause: Lessons from Anthropology" by Margaret Lock, PhD

20 min