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As one of the Iris writers poignantly shares, "I now understand how ridiculous it was for me to live in pain for years." In a powerful follow-up to their earlier look at the financial burden imposed by the need to take care of menstruating bodies, they look now at the physical impact of abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
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As the Iris writers remind us, "The start of menstruation is classically hailed as the day a girl becomes a woman; it is also the day she starts to hide this womanhood." For many women, the need to take care of their menstruating bodies creates financial burdens. I've noticed a growing awareness of this issue in university students, and they are thinking about ways to address this structural inequity. This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
As the proud alumna of an all-women's college, when I read Devin'e piece on the guy-centennial, I was struck by the immediate obvious differences between our respective undergraduate experiences. As I've reflected on her words, though, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to "be present": what are all the ways that we erase women's presences? And how do we thoughtfully draw them back into the picture? This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
The primary focus of graduate training was a comparative study of women's writing from Ireland and the Caribbean. In the course of writing my dissertation, I thought a lot about who tells to tell which stories. So I was thrilled to see Kimia's reflection on Nancy Gibbs' career. This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
I joke that bacon stands between me and vegetarianism and that I will never try veganism because of cheese. But every week when I buy milk, I think about the level of privilege required to choose organic milk from grass-fed cows (at $8-9 a gallon) over "regular milk" (at $2.29 a gallon), so I was really interested to see Laura's reflections on the economics of food choice. This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
 As a high school band geek (the last majorette at my high school, thank you very much!), it warms my heart to read Devin's profile of the four women leading the Cavalier Marching Band this year. This, and much more food for thought, is available in the current issue of Iris Magazine.
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About the AuthorExploring women's issues in search of a world that more equitable for everyone. * frac·tal FRACTALS ARE USEFUL IN MODELING STRUCTURES (SUCH AS ERODED COASTLINES OR SNOWFLAKES) IN WHICH SIMILAR PATTERNS RECUR AT PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER SCALES (Google dictionary)
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