These Underwear are Trying to Make Managing Your Period More Sustainable
Handling monthly menstrual flow is clearly not a new phenomenon. I remember first reading about the mysterious sanitary belts mentioned in Judy Blume's … More
Yearly Archives: 2015
The Affordable Care Act Reduces Race Disparities in Health Coverage
A new issue brief released by the Center for Global Policy Solutions analyzes health insurance enrollment data from 2014 to see what has changed, … More
New Resource Readily Displays Women’s Health Data
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) just released a new interactive map that allows you to access information on women's health by state. For … More
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Reaches Historic Low
The CDC recently released data gathered from death certificates in 2014, which analyzes different aspects of mortality and life expectancy. One important change in that … More
First Fundraising Goal Exceeded!
We did it!! In just 7 weeks, the #OBOSTaughtMe crowdfunding campaign raised $165,039, far surpassing our initial $100,000 goal! We are thrilled and deeply grateful … More
Two Resources for Comparing C-section Rates
Today about 1 in 3 women give birth by cesarean section. While some cesareans are necessary and even life-saving, in most situations, spontaneous vaginal … More
Two States Are Making it Much Easier to Get Birth Control
In the midst of what seems to be a constant stream of bad news about the world in general, and access to women's … More
Round-Up: Planned Parenthood Attack
As many were enjoying an additional day off last Friday, either with family or friends, social media began buzzing with the news of an … More
Building a Global Community to Advance Women’s Health and Human Rights
I have been with Our Bodies Ourselves since 2006, co-piloting OBOS’s Global Initiative with Sally Whelan, one of the organization’s founders. My connection … More
We Sparked a Women’s Health Movement by Speaking and Listening to the Truth
by the Founders of Our Bodies Ourselves Those of us who founded Our Bodies Ourselves (formerly known as the Boston Women’s Health Book … More
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We Wrote a Chapter and Changed the World! November 23, 2016 More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health and our bodies.
First Fundraising Goal Exceeded! December 10, 2015 We did it!! In just 7 weeks, the #OBOSTaughtMe crowdfunding campaign raised $165,039, far surpassing our initial $100,000 goal! We are thrilled and deeply grateful for the outpouring of support we received. THANK YOU to all who donated, shared our emails, posted…
Building a Global Community to Advance Women’s Health and Human Rights November 30, 2015 As we near the end of a campaign to raise critical operating funds for OBOS's survival, our global circle of partners reminds me of how high the stakes are.