Joan Ditzion

Joan Ditzion, MSW, is an original co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves and co-author of all nine editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves as well as Ourselves and Our Children (1978), and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause (2006). Joan has been a geriatric social worker since 1985, a profession compatible with her social justice values. Her focus has gradually transitioned to issues of aging and older women and families.