The Download: Bluesky’s rapid rise, and harmful fertility stereotypes

I received’t spoil the film for anybody who hasn’t seen it but (though I ought to warn that it isn’t for the squeamish). However a key premise of the movie entails dangerous attitudes towards feminine growing old. 

“Hey, do you know {that a} girl’s fertility begins to lower by the age of 25?” a robust male character asks early within the movie. “At 50, it simply stops,” he later provides. He by no means explains what stops, precisely, however to the viewer the message is fairly clear: In the event you’re a girl, your value is tied to your fertility. As soon as your fertile window is over, so are you. 

The insidious thought that ladies’s our bodies are, above all else, vessels for rising youngsters has loads of detrimental penalties for us all. However it additionally units again scientific analysis and well being coverage. Read Jess’s story to learn how. 

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