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On the crisis of elderhood & the medicalisation of women

On the crisis of elderhood & the medicalisation of women

World Women's Day reflections

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Mar 08, 2024
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“I know exactly how you feel” someone shared with me the other day, “but I’ve been on hormones for the past year and I finally feel like my old self again.”

I’ve had many interactions like this over the past months and each one offers another opportunity to pause for a moment and question my choice of meeting the challenges of being a woman in midlife, …

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