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Why the UK’s Autumn Budget Leaves Women’s Health and Innovation Behind
As the founder of The Female Body , a platform dedicated to informing and empowering women about their health and wellbeing, I had high...

Grace Carter
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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An insiders view - The ‘Mayhem of Menopause’ and the Female Body
October 18 2024 - World Menopause Day The ‘M word’ - well believe me - It is life changing, it is scary, it runs at you like a bull to a...

Kirsty Laifa
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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How Should Women Feel About Men Profiting from Female Healthcare Innovation?
In recent years, we’ve witnessed a surge in investment in women’s health, an area long neglected by both the medical and financial...

Grace Carter
Oct 13, 20245 min read
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How Our Hormone Cycle Affects Our Performance and Productivity at Work: What We Should Be Most Aware Of
For so long, women have been conditioned to push through the ups and downs of our menstrual cycles, trying to maintain the same level of...

Grace Carter
Oct 13, 20245 min read
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I am angry.
I am angry that in 2024, women are still being failed. I am angry that a baby has lost her life because a stretched NHS wasn’t able to...

Nicola Ratcliffe
Oct 2, 20246 min read
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Maternity Pay and Postpartum Bodies: A Question of Parental Responsibility or Societal Expectation?
Recent comments made by a conservative MP, Kami Badenoch, suggesting that maternity pay is too generous and that parents should take more...

Grace Carter
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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'The Substance': A Feminist Critique of Aging, Beauty, and the Horror of the Male Gaze
In The Substance , director Coralie Fargeat presents a searing, satirical body-horror film that uses grotesque transformations and...

Grace Carter
Oct 2, 20244 min read
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Revolutionising Menopause Treatment: A New Era for Women's Bodies in Healthcare
Menopause, a natural phase in a woman's life, has transitioned over time from being something shrouded in mystery to a stage where modern...

The Female Body
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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It's Time to Change the Language Around Miscarriage
First published: 20/08/2024 By Grace Carter As a mother of two beautiful children, I am also a mother who has experienced the...

Grace Carter
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Why is the Decline in Women’s Life Expectancy, When Medical Knowledge Has Never Been Better, Not a Global Crisis?
First published: 13/08/2024 By Grace Carter In an age where medical advancements seem to defy the boundaries of what’s possible, it's...

Grace Carter
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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Silenced by Algorithms: The Struggle to Discuss Female Body Issues on Social Media
First published: 08/08/2024 By Grace Carter In today's digitally-driven world, social media platforms like LinkedIn have become essential...

Grace Carter
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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The Disturbing Digital Reflection: What Google’s Search Results Tell Us About the Female Body
First published: 07/08/2024 By Grace Carter When you type "the female body" into Google, the results are overwhelmingly grim. Instead of...

Grace Carter
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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The Female Body as a Battleground: Violence and Hatred in the Wake of the Southport Murders
First published: 07/08/2024 By Grace Carter The recent murders of three young girls in Southport have sent shockwaves throughout the...

Grace Carter
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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The Female Body Under Siege: Trump's Campaign and Kamala Harris's Chance to Overturn It
First published: 07/08/2024 By Grace Carter The political landscape of the United States has, over the past several years, been deeply...

Grace Carter
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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What We Can Learn From Fatima Whitbread About Imane Khelif
First published: 05/08/2024 By Karen Doyle On the left is Fatima Whitbread, at the height of her athletic career. Bear in mind, I was a...

Karen Doyle
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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#BreastsNeedRest: A Campaign for Paid Parental Leave
First published: 02/08/2024 By Jillian Whitlow It's been nearly 7 months since I had a baby. And we still  need to talk about parental...

Jillian Whitlow
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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The Double Standard of Pregnancy in the Workplace: A Reflection on Nada Hafez’s Olympic Triumph
First published: 02/08/2024 By Grace Carter When Nada Hafez announced, after competing at the Olympics, that she was seven months...

Grace Carter
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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A Radical Proposal for a New Olympics - Built by Women, for Women
First published: 02/08/2024 By Rachel Carrell Here's my radical proposal for a new Olympics. Brace yourself, it's weird. Everyone's...

Rachel Carrell
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Fluctuating Female Hormones Make ADHD Symptoms Debilitating – It’s Time for Serious Medical Attention
First published: 01/08/2024 By Grace Carter As someone who has navigated the complexities of living with ADHD for most of my life...

Grace Carter
Aug 1, 20243 min read
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AI Censorship of Female Anatomical Imagery: The Impact on Healthcare and Taboos
First published: 01/08/2024 By Grace Carter In an age where artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various fields, including...

Grace Carter
Aug 1, 20243 min read
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