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Gender roles are the ways that we are socialized to behave as girls and boys, women and men. When we don’t adhere to the expectations of our gender in daily life or throughout our lifespans, we typically face pushback and “gender policing.”

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The Crisis Killing Black Women: Misogynoir and Suicide

People at a Black Lives Matter march. A woman holds a sign that reads: "The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. - Malcolm X."

Suicide deaths among Black women and girls are rising. Journalist Kali Holloway explores the relationship between suicide and the intersection of anti-Black racism and misogyny, known as misogynoir.

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Holiday Survival Guide: Family Style

A photo of a multiracial and multi-generational family together at a dinner table. The adults are holding up their glasses toward the center. There is a Christmas tree and stockings in the background.

This guide provides tools and Q&A with a clinical psychologist to help us navigate difficulties with family around the holidays.

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Raising A Child as A Masculine Identifed Woman

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This panel talks candidly about the realities of being masculine identifying women and how that affects pregnancy, motherhood, and approaches to parenting

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The Real Story of Male Birth Control

A cartoon interpretation: a birth control package with a pink background with a few clouds scattered throughout the image. Image from Pussypedia.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 17 birth control methods for women and only two for men (condom and vasectomy). Why is this?

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Understanding Women with ADHD

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Mainstream research needs to investigate the differences between ADHD in women and men, so that fewer women go undiagnosed.

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Putting Myself First

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JV discusses her challenges setting boundaries amid gender norms that promote women as innate caretakers.