The menstrual leave Part 3 – About time
Hi there! The announcement of the new Spanish menstrual leave policy has ignited the menstrual discussion in countries like Malaysia or Singapore, which hav...
Alicia Molinero Pérez
Neuroscientist and creative writer
The menstrual leave Part 2 – Dysmeno-what?
Hi there! After Italy’s failed attempt to bring forward a similar law in 2017, Spain will soon become the first western country to implement a menstrual lea...
The menstrual leave Part 1 – With the law on our side?
Hi there! Have you heard the news? Spain will soon become the first western country to implement a menstrual leave. From 2023, menstruating individuals (wom...
Dear Lizzie - Theranos' legacy
Hi there! Let’s start with the beginning, shall we? In 2003, at only 19 years of age, Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of her chemical engineering studies at St...
The strange case of women in clinical trials
We can all agree that beginnings are challenging. And, considering how the scientific community and science itself have engaged with the existence of women u...