Eating Disorders, Body Image and the Women’s Rights Movement

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1. Regardless of Election Outcome, Girls Are the Future in Nigeria On March 28, millions of Nigerians will vote in what many are calling one of the most critical elections in the country’s history. As the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan, faces his leading challenger, Muhammadu Buhari—who briefly ruled Nigeria in the 1980s as part of the military regime—the country, the most populous in Africa, grapples with Boko Haram, rampant corruption, and a growing economic crisis. Women and girls have been at the heart of the campaigns and recent crises, but more often than not, depicted as helpless victims or collateral damage. From the 270 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok a year ago...
2. The S Word: What’s So Scary About Women’s Sexuality? This blog was originally published on Trust.org on March 5, 2015. Twenty years ago, 189 governments made history in Beijing by committing to a bold, progressive platform for women’s human rights and equality. It seemed like the beginning of a new era. When First Lady Hillary Clinton stood before 17,000 government delegates and activists and fiercely proclaimed, “Let it be that human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all,” women around the world felt energized. While we have cause to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Beijing, we still have a long way to...
3. Sexual Identity and Gender Identity At WHC, our Health Education Department offers a regular series of HED Talks, including films and discussions for the professional development of our staff and volunteers. With Winnipeg’s annual celebration of PRIDE just around the corner, it’s timely to share…   Sexual Identity and Gender Identity by Jennifer Davis   While the terms sex and gender are often interchanged, there is a definite distinction; sex is defined by biology while gender is defined by society. In other words, the sex of a female is defined by the presence of two ovaries and secondary female characteristics – breast development, hair growth...
4. Karate-Chopping Diabetes Advocate Gunning for JDRF We all dream of giving diabetes a big Chuck Norris roundhouse kick in the stomach, right? Well, 16-year-old Canadian Chase Pelletier and his dad, Dave, are taking out their aggressions on diabetes in a more unconventional way.Together with the Aca......
5. How to Check Yourself for Skin Cancer Could your mole be something serious? <!--paging_filter-->If you haven’t made an appointment with your derm yet for your yearly skin check, it’s time to get on it. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. (nearly five million Americans are treated for it every year)—and one in five of people will get it during our lifetimes, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. So it’s kind of a big deal. Already been inspected by your doc? Good for you—but that doesn’t give you the liberty to skip paying attention to your skin for the next 365...