Women's Health
NZ women with endometriosis face many ongoing challenges
Exhausting sick leave, forking out for private medical procedures and being told outdated information by health professionals are just some of the ongoing challenges that women with endometriosis… Video, Audio
When the clock counts down on parenthood
At 26, Charlie Dreaver was given a deadline. She was told she should start trying for children before she turned 30.
The deadline, which was the result of an endometriosis diagnosis, meant she…
Take menopause seriously, women tell employers
For the first time, women are starting to talk about menopause and employers are being warned to ignore it at their peril. Audio
Take menopause seriously, women tell employers
For the first time, women are starting to talk about menopause and employers are being warned to ignore it at their peril.
AudioTik Tok Doc on her move down under
Dr Danielle Jones is known at the Mama Doctor to her millions of followers on Tik Tok, she'll soon be known as the Invercargill doctor who delivers babies at Southland Hospital. The Mama Doctor talked… Audio
Misdiagnosed in a man-made world
Dr Elinor Cleghorn traces the roots of medical sexism and connects the struggle for suffrage with suffering and misunderstanding of women's bodies in her new book. Audio
Petition calls for a New Zealand women's health strategy
Petitioners delivered their signatures to MPs at Parliament today calling for a national women's health strategy and $6 million to be allocated to women's health in the next Budget. Gender Justice… Audio
Covid-19 delays leave hundreds with endometriosis in pain
Hundreds of women and girls in pain and distress say they haven't been able to get treatment for their endometriosis since Covid-19 hit.
Vagina: A Re-Education
Author and journalist Lynn Enright tells Karyn about her new book Vagina: A Re-Education. Audio
'A big issue for Māori': Home test could help fight cervical cancer
Māori women between the ages of 25 and 44 are three times more likely to die from cervical cancer than Pākehā women in the same age bracket.
Calls for better cervical cancer testing for Māori women
Researchers say fewer Māori women might die of cervical cancer if they were able to test for the warning signs themselves. Audio
Ivana Bacik - Legalising abortion in Ireland
Irish senator Ivana Bacik has had a busy week, canvassing and leafleting in favour of the vote to repeal the country's Eighth Amendment - the law that prevents legal abortion in Ireland. It is a fight… Audio
Holly Walker - The Whole Intimate Mess
Dropping the traditional gender roles of 'caregiver' and 'breadwinner' would benefit everyone, says former Green MP Holly Walker, who's written a memoir The Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Politics… Audio
The Fitbit for your pelvic floor
A world-first medical device which could help women strengthen their own pelvic floors is being trialled. The FemFit – which works in a similar way to a Fitbit – would enable women to track their… Audio
Research confirms epilepsy drug birth defects
A drug given to pregnant women for epilepsy and bipolar disorder caused "serious malformations" in over 4000 children, a French study has found.
Professor Carol Sanger - About Abortion
Carol Sanger is the Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at Columbia Law School in New York, where she teaches courses on contracts, family law, and others focusing on reproduction, the legal… Audio
Carol Shand: championing sexual health
One of New Zealand’s leading figures in women’s health, Carol Shand, reflects on her career and plans for retirement. Audio
India's big issues - a student speaks out
Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story from RNZ's Lynn Freeman who is in rural Kanha, central India. Lynn meets a young Indian student to hear about the big issues in India….sexism, women's safety, the… Video, Audio, Gallery
India's big issues - a student speaks out
Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story from RNZ's Lynn Freeman who is in rural Kanha, central India. Lynn meets a young Indian student to hear about the big issues in India….sexism, women's safety, the…
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