In today’s episode, I talk about my new sociological theory: a woman’s class has a greater impact on her reproductive decisions than her race, income, educational level, ethnicity, religion, or geographic location. Enjoy!

In this powerful episode, we dive into the ongoing Black maternal health crisis in America, where Black women face significantly higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity compared to women of other races.

Happy Thanksgiving yall! While you’re chowing down on turkey, think about this: despite making up nearly half of the global population, women are more likely than men to experience poverty. Why is that? In today’s episode, we explore the concept of “the feminization of poverty”—a term used to describe the disproportionate impact of poverty on women.

Millions of people around the world cannot afford menstrual products, menstrual education, or access to clean water and sanitation facilities to manage their menstrual health & hygiene. But what is period poverty? And what social and political forces cause it?

Pick-Me Women eat, sleep, and breathe for male approval. Their very existence is in service for validation from men and men only. How is it possible, then, that Pick-Me Women are so deliciously BAD at picking good men??

The “good woman” is a living, breathing set of contradictions—she is virginal, yet sexy; intelligent but deferential; attractive, but humble. A “good woman” however, is never quite “good enough”. And patriarchal society punishes her accordingly.

A woman who is drunk off the patriarchal piss is worse than the worst pick-me you’ve ever met. But what is the “patriarchal piss”? And what does it mean for a woman to be “drunk” from it?