From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our BlogActivism & Resources Putting Prevention in the Hands of Women: Combining Contraception with HIV & STI Prevention Read Women want and need protection methods that will both provide contraception and prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Read Women want and need protection methods that will both provide contraception and prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. What Does A Day Without A Woman Look Like (And Why Is It Needed)? Read On March 8, join millions to participate in A Day Without a Woman, a one-day demonstration for equity, justice and human rights for women. Read On March 8, join millions to participate in A Day Without a Woman, a one-day demonstration for equity, justice and human rights for women. The DES Archives: Learning from a Public Health Tragedy Read The archives of DES Action, an organization founded to understand how and why the DES crisis happened, and to help victims, is now housed at Smith College. Read The archives of DES Action, an organization founded to understand how and why the DES crisis happened, and to help victims, is now housed at Smith College. #WhyIMarch: Dispatches from the Women's Marches Read Read Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March! Read Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. Read Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. The "Option" of a DIY Abortion Read In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. Read In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. Sexual Assault: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue Read As a teen activist, I’m taking on sexual assault because I believe it’s the most pressing civil rights issue my generation faces. Read As a teen activist, I’m taking on sexual assault because I believe it’s the most pressing civil rights issue my generation faces. We Launched a New Website! Surrogacy360 Read Our groundbreaking new website, Surrogacy360.org, considers the health, legal, and ethical issues affecting all parties involved in surrogacy arrangements. Read Our groundbreaking new website, Surrogacy360.org, considers the health, legal, and ethical issues affecting all parties involved in surrogacy arrangements. What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women Read For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. Read For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. We Wrote a Chapter and Changed the World! Read More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health and our bodies. Read More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health and our bodies. Students Welcomed Back to School with Free Tampons and Pads Read Twenty students from Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students delivered free tampons and pads to bathrooms across campus last week. Read Twenty students from Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students delivered free tampons and pads to bathrooms across campus last week. "I Wouldn’t Recommend It to Anyone": What We Can Learn from Women who have had Bad Experiences with Depo-Provera Read The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera is causing baffling, quality-of-life threatening adverse effects for many women. Read The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera is causing baffling, quality-of-life threatening adverse effects for many women. #MillionsMissing Protest: Highlighting an Illness Whose Toll is Unseen Read Millions more around the world suffer from a disease with no known cause or cure. Today's #MillionsMissing protests demand that ME/CFS be taken seriously. Read Millions more around the world suffer from a disease with no known cause or cure. Today's #MillionsMissing protests demand that ME/CFS be taken seriously. A Call for Protecting the Health of Women Who Donate Their Eggs Read Despite the popularity of infertility treatments that use donor eggs, there is no good long-term data on whether the process is safe for women who donate. Read Despite the popularity of infertility treatments that use donor eggs, there is no good long-term data on whether the process is safe for women who donate. A Feminist Sociologist’s Thoughts on the Zika Virus Read In countries where the Zika virus is rampant, women are being warned not to become pregnant -- yet many of them have no access to birth control or abortion. In countries where the Zika virus is rampant, women are being warned not to become pregnant -- yet many of them have no access to birth control or abortion. Sexual Assault on Campus Read As the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights investigates campus sexual assault, the issue is making headlines. Read As the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights investigates campus sexual assault, the issue is making headlines. Doula Care for All! Read Childbirth advocacy organizations lay out a comprehensive argument for why doulas should be covered by public and private insurance. Read Childbirth advocacy organizations lay out a comprehensive argument for why doulas should be covered by public and private insurance. Who's Teaching Sex Ed? And How Can We Do it Better? Read Kids aren't getting accurate or comprehensive sex ed from the media or in school -- so where can they get it? Writer Andrea Brand explores resources. Read Kids aren't getting accurate or comprehensive sex ed from the media or in school -- so where can they get it? Writer Andrea Brand explores resources. First Fundraising Goal Exceeded! Read A feature article in the Boston Globe helped us exceed our initial fundraising goal. We are thrilled and deeply grateful for the outpouring of support. Read A feature article in the Boston Globe helped us exceed our initial fundraising goal. We are thrilled and deeply grateful for the outpouring of support. Building a Global Community to Advance Women's Health and Human Rights Read As we near the end of an effort to raise critical operating funds for our survival, our global circle of partners reminds me of how high the stakes are. Read As we near the end of an effort to raise critical operating funds for our survival, our global circle of partners reminds me of how high the stakes are. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
