The Waves: Your Period Deserves Respect

On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re talking about
menstruation. Period. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined
by author and anthropologist Dr. Kate Clancy. Kate recently
published her extensive study on menstruation, Period and they dig
into why Western culture has constantly looked at menstruating
bodies with shame, how this impacts scientific studies and
healthcare for women and gender minorities, and how we can overcome
the embarrassment.  In Slate Plus: Why language matters in
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