"The phrase 'women as a category of analysis' refers to the crucial assumption that all women, across classes, and cultures, are somehow socially constituted as a homogeneous group identified prior to the process of analysis. This is an assumption that characterizes much feminist discourse. The homogeneity of women as a group is produced not on ( Read more... )

"This Article uses PMS to symbolize the "double-edged sword" women and women's health activists face more generally when we ask that women's health issues be taken seriously: we want good scientific research and health system response to the health issues which affect us, but we do not want these issues to be medicalized or used against women." -- ( Read more... )