Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Podcast
The SRHM Podcast explores new research and emerging trends in sexual and reproductive health and rights. It is produced by Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM), an organization built around a multidisciplinary, open-access, peer-reviewed journal. Episodes discuss how research, policy, services and practice can be improved to advance sexual and reproductive health globally. The podcast also touches on SRHM's work in capacity building for knowledge generation. More information is available at srhm.org.
Episodes
Building a Future HIV Response
If we designed the HIV response around the girls who need it most, what would we do differently?A conversation between Laura Ferguson (SRHM), Serah Malaba (Tiko) and Lindsay Hayden (Elton John AIDS Foundation).
Rethinking how we fund the fight against child marriage
In the latest episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Chief Executive Eszter Kismodi speaks with Lara van Kouterik, Interim Co-CEO and Director of Strategy, Evidence and Impact at Girls Not Brides, about why current funding models are falling short and what needs to change. Drawing on a recent SRHM blog by former Girls Not Brides CEO Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, the conversation explores why short-term, proj
Future-Proofing: The Professionalization of an Anti-Rights Youth Generation
In this episode, Eszter Kismődi and Jamie Vernaelde, Senior researcher at Ipas, explore how anti-rights movements cultivate young people’s involvement from an early age, using schools, universities and campus organisations as entry points. They trace how this involvement can continue through internships, professional training, mentoring and political networks, creating pathways into positions of i
Call for Proposals – Resisting Erasure: Communities Reclaiming Knowledge Production
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) knowledge production spans a wide range of methodological approaches and perspectives. Yet one set of voices and views that have been missing in discourse are those of practitioners and communities. While SRHM – together with its peer-reviewed open access journal Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) – has made consistent efforts to engage a
Emotional capitalism and artificial intimacy: Have you paid the subscription to your partner?
What does intimacy mean in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence?This discussion brings together critical perspectives on the rise of AI companions, chatbots and other technologies that promise connection, care and even love. While these systems are often framed as solutions to loneliness or social isolation, the conversation pushes beyond this narrative to examine the political,
S*x in the Shadows of Big Tech
During a time of authoritarianism, digital surveillance, and increasing criminalisation, this webinar explores how social media shadowbanning and deplatforming affect sexual health educators, sex workers, and other marginalised communities.By sharing both their experiences of censorship and their strategies of resistance, the speakers seek to prompt ongoing conversations across sectors, regions an
The Next Wave: How Religious Extremism Is Regaining Power
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, Eszter Kismődi and Neil Datta, Executive Director and founder of the European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF), take a deep dive into the evolving landscape of anti-gender and anti-rights movements, drawing on new analysis from the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF). What emerges is a picture of a highly coordinated, well-funded and i
Unlocking the Girl Dividend: Why Smarter Health Financing is Africa’s Best Economic Bet
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, Eszter Kismődi is joined by Sarah Malaba, Co-CEO of Tiko, to explore how smarter, more equitable health financing can transform the lives of adolescent girls across Sub-Saharan Africa, and why this is fundamentally a question of economic justice.At the centre of the discussion is the “triple threat” of unintended pregnancy, new HIV infections, and sexual violen
Beyond the Ruling: Kenya’s Abortion Appeal, Post-Abortion Care and the Fight for Reproductive Justice
A recent Court of Appeal decision in Kenya has generated concern among healthcare providers, reproductive justice advocates and human rights movements in Kenya and beyond. The ruling overturned elements of a landmark High Court decision and reinstated criminal proceedings involving a young woman and a healthcare provider after emergency post-abortion care was sought.In this episode of the SRHM Pod
Menstrual Justice
A SRHM Podcast conversation with Lizzie Kiama and Tara Mukeku-Cilolo for World Menstrual Health Day.Disability rights advocate Lizzie Kiama of This Ability Trust Kenya and Tara Mukeku-Cilolo of Fòs Feminista joined Eszter Kismodi of SRHM for a special podcast exploring how menstrual health intersects with inequality, disability justice, public policy, and community care.
Queering Health Systems: Call for Proposals
In partnership with the University of the Western Cape School of Public Health, SRHM is excited to launch a call for proposals for a themed issue on Queering Health Systems.Shaped by a dynamic online consultation with organisations and experts across the field, this issue aims to spark bold, critical conversations and fresh perspectives on health policies and systems.In this episode, we connect di
People, Planet, and Rights: Connecting Climate Action and SRHR
In this episode, Laura Ferguson is joined by Angela Baschieri and Martina Yopo Diaz to discuss the critical links between climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights. From disrupted reproductive healthcare and climate-related displacement to eco-anxiety and changing fertility decisions, the conversation highlights how the climate crisis is deeply affecting reproductive lives world
RightsCon Cancelled: SRHR, Digital Rights, Misuse of Power, and the Demand for Accountability
In this SRHM podcast episode, Eszter Kismődi speaks with three outstanding leaders and experts working at the intersection of digital rights and sexual and reproductive justice. We were honoured to have Dr. Zahra Stardust, researcher at Queensland University of Technology’s Digital Media Research Centre; Martha Dimitratou, founder and Executive Director of Repro Uncensored; and Kali Sudhra, Execut
Justice Beyond Jails: Rethinking Criminalisation, Accountability, and Responses to Gender-Based Violence
What does justice look like beyond policing, prosecution, and prisons?In the latest SRHM Podcast, Eszter Kismődi speaks with Subha Wijesiriwardena and Susana T. Fried of Just Futures Collaborative about their new global campaign, Justice beyond Jails — an initiative rethinking responses to gender-based violence through rights-based, community-grounded approaches to safety and accountability.The ep
Hungary’s 12 April 2026 Elections: Personal and Professional Reflections Across Generations
In this episode, we hear personal and professional reflections from Eszter Kismődi, Hungarian Citizen, International Human Rights Lawyer and Chief Executive of SRHM.Just hours after the elections results were announced, Eszter hosts a series of conversations bringing together legal, generational, and civic perspectives on this political moment and its implications for democracy, human rights, and
The Constitutionalisation of Abortion in France and Beyond: Reflections Two Years On in a Global Context
In this episode of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) Podcast, Eszter Kismődi speaks with Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez, Professor of Public Law at Université Paris Nanterre and Senior Member of the Institut universitaire de France, about France’s landmark 2024 constitutional reform recognising abortion as a “guaranteed freedom,” as well as the subsequent December 2025 law acknowledgin
Reconnecting SRHR and Devlopment Justice: Launch of the Global South Coalition
In this episode of the SRHM podcast, Eszter Kismődi, Chief Executive of SRHM, speaks with Professor Gita Sen, a globally recognised feminist economist from India whose work has been instrumental in shaping global debates linking gender equality, development justice, and SRHR.The conversation highlights both why it is timely and necessary to reconnect SRHR with development justice in the current gl
Intersecting Crises and Cross-sector Solutions: Environmental Justice and SRHR
This episode of the SRHM Podcast brings together leading experts to explore the intersections between environmental justice and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in the context of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.Opening and closing remarks are delivered by Thoại D. Ngô, Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Popu
Power and authorship in gender and sexual and reproductive research
Who produces knowledge on gender and sexual and reproductive health in Africa, and whose voices shape the evidence that informs policy and practice?In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, Sapna Desai, Editor-in-Chief of the SRHM Journal, speaks with researchers Woldekidan Amde and Kéfilath Bello about their recent scoping review examining authorship, geography, and funding in research on gender appro
Survival strategies and health repercussions in forced displacement: Transactional sex in focus
In this episode of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Podcast, Eszter Kismődi speaks with Dr Shirin Heidari and Professor Monica A. Onyango about their multi-country study, Survival Strategies and Health Repercussions in Forced Displacement. Drawing on research conducted between 2021 and 2024 in Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, Greece and Switzerland, they examine how transactional sex emerges wi
Finding the Cosmos of Intimacies: Send Us Your Love Letters
This Valentine’s Day and World Condom Day, SRHM turns to pleasure.In this episode, we spotlight the editorial of SRHM’s Pleasure Collection developed in collaboration with The Pleasure Project and Agents of Ishq.Too often, sexual and reproductive health and rights are framed only through risk, prevention and harm. This editorial invites us to think differently. It calls for a politics of pleasure
Re-release - Female genital mutilation in Africa: Politics of criminalisation
On 9 September 2025, SRHM hosted a thought-provoking webinar to launch the open-access book Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Politics of Criminalisation, edited by Satang Nabaneh, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Dayton Human Rights Center, and affiliated faculty at the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.Introduced by Eszter Kismödi, Chief Executive of SRHM, th
The Global Gag Rule Expanded: How Anti-Rights Ideology Is Governing U.S. Foreign Aid
In a new episode of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) podcast, SRHM convenes leading experts and advocates to unpack the implications of three newly issued U.S. foreign assistance rules and what they mean for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.To explore the nature, scope, and consequences of these rules, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismődi, is joined by El
Extractivism, Gold Mining, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Kenya: Community Realities and Wider Implications
Eszter Kismodi, Chief Executive of SRHM, is joined by Allan Maleche (KELIN), Mercy Kalemela and Audrey Bigeti (Girls to Women Kenya) to explore how extractive industries are reshaping land, power and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya.Focusing on gold mining in Kakamega County, the episode examines land dispossession, mercury exposure, gender-based violence and the everyday health
ACORCA: Building an African-led movement for safe abortion
At a time when sexual and reproductive health and rights are under renewed political and ideological attack globally, African researchers and advocates are strengthening their collective voice and leadership on abortion. In this SRHM Podcast episode, Eszter Kismődi spokewith Naa Dodoo, Ramatou Ouedraogo and Béniel Agossou about the work of ACORCA – the African Coalition for Research, Communication
Sex, Satisfaction, and Switching: The Questions Contraceptive Research and Implementation Forgot to Ask
On World Contraception Day, SRHM, in partnership with The Pleasure Project and WHO, hosted a powerful webinar launching a landmark systematic review: Sex, Satisfaction, and Switching: The Questions Contraceptive Research and Implementation Forgot to Ask.This review provides the first systematic evidence on the extent to which sex life concerns influence contraceptive discontinuation and switching.
A Landmark Win for Reproductive Rights: Kenya’s High Court Ruling on the National Reproductive Health Policy
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Chief Executive Eszter Kismodi speaks with Allan Maleche, Executive Director of KELIN Kenya, and Jerop Limo, Executive Director of the Ambassadors for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive Health Programme (AYARHEP). Together, they discuss a groundbreaking case before the High Court of Kenya, which challenged the country’s National Reproductive Health Policy (
The right to science in sexual and reproductive health and the legal status of the human embryo
How should science shape laws and policies on reproductive health? What happens when ideology overrides evidence in decisions about IVF, abortion and reproductive autonomy? And why is the right to science a critical yet overlooked human right?In this thought-provoking episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Eszter Kismődi speaks with four authors of a groundbreaking SRHM paper: The right to science in s
Surrogacy and bodily autonomy as a matter of sexual and reproductive justice
On 8 October 2025, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) co-hosted a global webinar titled “Surrogacy as a Matter of Sexual and Reproductive Justice” in partnership with the Just Futures Collaborative, Center for Reproductive Rights, Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice.This event situated surrogacy within the wider
Female genital mutilation in Africa: Politics of criminalisation
On 9 September 2025, SRHM hosted a thought-provoking webinar to launch the open-access book Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Politics of Criminalisation, edited by Satang Nabaneh, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Dayton Human Rights Center, and affiliated faculty at the Center for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. Introduced by Eszter Kismödi, Chief Executive of SRHM, t
Global progress in abortion law reform since ICPD
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Eszter Kismödi speaks with Katie Mayall, Laurenne Ajayi, and Caitlin Gruer—authors of the article Global progress in abortion law reform: a comparative legal analysis since the International Conference on Population and Development. Together, they unpack three decades of global shifts in abortion law, drawing on unique legal mapping by the Center for Repro
Dr Faysal El Kak: Vision as the New President of the World Association for Sexual Health
In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive Eszter Kismödi speaks with Dr Faysal El Kak, Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut and newly elected President of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). Against a backdrop of global political and economic turbulence, Dr El Kak reflects on the pressing challenges and emerging opportunities for sexual health worldwide—from rising anti-
Telehealth abortion services in Kenya via Women on Web
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, we explore how people in Kenya are accessing safe abortion care online in the face of restrictive laws and limited health system support. Host Julia Hussein is joined by researchers Kenneth Juma (APHRC), Hazal Atay (Women on Web/Sciences Po), and Céline Miani (Bielefeld University) to discuss their study analysing nearly 900 telehealth abortion consultations vi
Re-release - Assisted Reproduction in Africa: Insights from Fertility Professionals
In this episode, re-released from August 2024 for World IVF Day 2025, Nina Sun, the Associated Editor of the SRHM journal, speaks to Trudie Gerrits and Andrea Whittaker, the authors of a recently published paper: Assisted reproductive technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: fertility professionals' views.Andrea is a Professor of Anthropology at the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. T
The Acceptability of Misoprostol-Only Abortion Through Mail and Pharmacies in the U.S
In this episode, host Nina Sun is joined by Dana Johnson, lead author of a new SRHM study exploring the acceptability of misoprostol-only medication abortion accessed via mail-order or retail pharmacies in the United States. As abortion access is increasingly restricted across the country, many people are turning to self-managed care options—including medication abortion outside of traditional cli
No Justice in a Genocide: Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gaza
In this powerful conversation, host and SRHM Editorial Board member Laura Ferguson is joined by reproductive justice scholars Cordelia Freeman and Hala Shoman, authors of “No Justice in a Genocide”, to explore the devastating impact of war on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Gaza.They speak about:— What’s happening to SRH services under siege— Why reproductive justice is a criti
Ireland’s Abortion Journey: Stories of Silence, Struggle, and Reform
What does abortion access really look like in Ireland—before and after legal reform? In this powerful episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Mindy Jane Roseman is joined by three leading researchers—Niamh Skelly, Dyuti Chakravarty, and Lorraine Grimes—whose work reveals the lived realities behind Ireland’s evolving abortion landscape.From the emotional weight of unspoken stories in pre-liberalisation I
Avortement et stigmatisation sociale : Voix de jeunes femmes au Bénin
Dans ce premier épisode du podcast du Hub Afrique francophone de SRHM, fondé en 2019, Bouchra Assarag et Vincent De Brouwere accueillent Vanessa Dossi Sekpon, autrice d’une étude percutante sur les normes sociales autour de l’avortement chez les jeunes femmes au Bénin. Ensemble, ils explorent les pressions normatives, les dynamiques familiales, et les enjeux d’accès à l’avortement sécurisé dans un
Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Advcocacy and External Relations Manager, Lisa Welsh, speaks with Lore Remmerie, Nicole Leonetti and Aslan Temirkhanov — co-authors of a new research article in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters — about reimagining how we define and support sexual well-being among young people. Together, they present a youth-centred, culturally sensitive framework tha
Welcoming Bioética UNAM: A New Journal in the Bioethics and SRHR Field
In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismodi, speaks to Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Editor in Chief of the recently launched journal 'Bioética UNAM', an academic journal publishing in bioethics, including in SRHR, from UNAM University, Mexico. The UNAM Bioethics journal , published by the UNAM Bioethics University Program, is dedicated to communicating the results of research related to this di
The upcoming Reproductive Health Network Kenya Pan-African Scientific Conference
In this episode, Eszter Kismodi, Chief Executive of SRHM, speaks to Nelly Munyasia and Edison Omollo from the Reproductive Health Network Keyna (RHNK) about the upcoming 8th Pan-African Adolescent and Youth SRHR Scientific Conference on 24th - 27th June 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. It is still possible to register for the conference and organize side events or panels until 31 May. We encourage the SRHM
Barriers and facilitators of participation in syphilis vaccine trials: a qualitative analysis to inform trial design and community engagement in the United States
In this episode, Emma Pitchforth, Executive Editor of the SRHM Journal, speaks to three of the authors of the recently published paper, Barriers and facilitators of participation in syphilis vaccine trials: a qualitative analysis to inform trial design and community engagement in the United States.We hear from Suzanne Day, Joseph Tucker and Justin Radolf about the long shadow of the Tuskegee Syphi
Call for Papers: Ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice
In this episode we hear from Sundari Ravindran, Senior Editor of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) Journal and Emma Pitchforth, Executive Editor of the SRHM Journal.They introduce our newest call for papers — one that focuses on a topic as urgent as ever: ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice. This call builds on the legacy of SRHM but also responds to t
Educating ideal neoliberal citizens: discourses of agency and responsibility in comprehensive sexuality education
This episode of the SRHM Podcast is an audio recording of the paper, 'Educating ideal neoliberal citizens: discourses of agency and responsibility in comprehensive sexuality education' read by the author, Sarah Lewinger, and published in the SRHM Journal in October 2023. This paper includes an initial review of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) interventions in the global south and a
The impact of HIV funding cuts on trans health and beyond
In this episode, we explore the urgent impact of HIV funding cuts on trans health—and the ripple effects beyond. We hear from three advocates working at the frontlines of trans health and rights across the globe.Joining us are:Anil Padavatan (he/she), Health Lead at Global Action for Trans Equality, based in South Africa.Amanita Calderón-Cifuentes (she/her), HIV Research and Advocacy Officer at Tr
Attitudes Toward Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Their Associations with Reproductive Agency
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters podcast! Today, we’re diving into a fascinating study published in the SRHM Journal titled “Attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health and rights and their associations with reproductive agency: a population-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.”Joining us to discuss this importa
Bridging the Gap: Maternal Care Challenges for Black & Latine Women in Indiana
In this episode, we’re tackling a pressing issue: the maternal health disparities faced by Black and Latine women—and how systemic barriers within healthcare contribute to these inequities.We’re honored to have two special guests with us today, Lucia Guerra-Reyes, Associate Professor, and Ruhun Wasata, a PhD Candidate in Health Behaviour, both at the Department of Applied Health Science, School of
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Canada
In this episode, we explore a groundbreaking study titled "Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Canada: a qualitative study." published in the SRHM Journal. Joining us are Meredith Evans, Medical Anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Keat Welsh, Peer Researcher and disabled Artis
Extending the concept of “obstetric violence” to post-partum experiences: cautions regarding the “first ever” pill for post-partum depression
We’re back with another important conversation that demands attention. Today, we’re diving into acrucial yet often overlooked issue: post-partumobstetric violence—and how the pharmaceuticalization of post-partum depression treatment might be contributing to it.We’re honored to have two brilliant guests with us, the authors of a compelling new commentary in the SRHM Journal: Alicia Ely Yamin – Lect
The global impact of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on SRHR
On Tuesday 25 February 2025, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) hosted an insightful webinar where we discussed the global impact of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).The webinar brought together global experts to discuss the far-reaching consequences of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on SRHR. The discussion high
Voices from Africa: Combatting Anti-Rights Movements in Global SRHR Policy
In this episode we have the privilege of hosting a crucial conversation with the authors of a thought-provoking new commentary published in the SRHM Journal: Lessons from Kenya on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy-Making: The Need to Centre Voices from Africa in Global Discourses.Joining us are three powerhouse leaders in the SRHR space—Evelyn Opondo, Africa Regional Director at the
Key Insights from the 2024 Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Journal – A Conversation with Emma Pitchforth
In this episode, SRHM Associate Editor Nina Sun sits down with SRHM Journal Executive Editor, Emma Pitchforth, to discuss the key highlights from the 2024 Open Issue of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Journal. They dive into special collections focusing on sexual pleasure and abortion rights, explore the current call for papers on sexual pleasure, war, and armed conflict, and preview an
We bawl so we are heard: the stories we must tell about obstetric racism
In this episode of the SRHM Podcast we are honoured to hear from Rochelle Maurice, the author of the recently published SRHM Commentary, We bawl so we are heard: the stories we must tell about obstetric racism.
This commentary is available online and is freely available to read. We hope you enjoy listening to this commentary, read by the author in the true spirit of story telling.
If you are a
Missed period? The significance of period-tracking applications in a post-Roe America
This episode is an AI recording of the paper 'Missed period? The significance of period-tracking applications in a post-Roe America' by Bridget Kelly, the Director of Research for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population Institute, Washington, DC, USA, and Maniza Habib, a Research Associate, Population Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
The paper sheds important light on the possibility
The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and violence”
This episode of the SRHM podcast is a recording of an important webinar hosted by SRHM on the (mis)use of evidence in contested rights on Wednesday 20 November 2024.
In this online event, we heard from the authors of the commentary published in the SRHM Journal ‘The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health: what implications for future research?
This episode is an AI recording of a highly insightful paper by Catherine Rousseau, a PhD candidate at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at Ottawa University, titled Cimate change and sexual and reproductive health: what implications for future research? As the world grapples with the increasing challenges of climate change, researchers are observing an increase in mental health issu
Intersex Human Rights
On this Friday 8 November 2024, Intersex Day of Solidarity, SRHM is pleased to release a new podcast episode with Morgan Carpenter and Mauro Cabral Grinspan as they discuss the evolution of the intersex rights movement, it's successes and it's current challenges.
Morgan Carpenter is an Associate Professor and bioethicist at Sydney Health Ethics in the University of Sydney School of Public Health a
Why is a Harris-Walz win crucial for the sexual and reproductive health of young Americans and young people around the world?
In a new and timely episode of the SRHM Podcast, Eszter Kismödi speaks to Dr. Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, distinguished expert on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and adolescent sexual and reproductive health, about why a Harris-Walz win is crucial for the sexual and reproductive health of young Americans and young people around the world.
This episode stems from a blog post published last
What do oral contraceptive pills have to do with human rights abuses in sport?
This episode of the SRHM Podcast is an AI audio recording of the paper What do oral contraceptive pills have to do with human rights abuses in sport? by Katrina Karkazis and Michele Krech published ahead of Intersex Awareness Day on 26 October.
We hope you enjoy listening to the reading of this paper and we'd love to hear your thoughts. You can contact us at info@srhm.org.
Please note that refere
How arms exports can contribute to human rights violations of women living in Gaza: Examining states’ extraterritorial obligations under CEDAW
On 16 October 2024, Eszter Kismödi, Chief
Executive of SRHM, spoke to James Yap, Acting Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Anjli Parrin, Director of the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School about a report which reviews Canada's complicity in violations of women’s rights to maternal healthcare in Gaza.
Bo
Interview with Dr. Faysal El Kak from the bombings in Beirut, October 2024.
Eszter Kismodi, Chief Executive of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) speaks to Dr. Faysal El Kak to get some first hand information of the situation with sexual and reproductive health and the human rights situation in Beirut during the bombings of Beirut and other areas in Lebanon in September and October 2024.
Dr. El Kak is the Director of Women Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Prog
Setting research priorities for prevention and response to child marriage in communities in the Arab region: findings from a multi-stage Delphi study involving practitioners across the region
In this episode, our Associated Editor, Nina Sun talks to the authors of a recently published paper in the SRHM journal, 'Setting research priorities for prevention and response to child marriage in communities in the Arab region: findings from a multi-stage Delphi study involving practitioners across the region.'
Progress on ending child marriage in the Arab region is slowing due to an increase
Pleasure Matters
In this one-of-a-kind episode, we bring to you a dynamic and engaging discussion that took place on the 5th of September 2024, titled 'Pleasure Matters', in collaboration with The Pleasure Project and Agents of Ishq.
This discussion followed the launch of SRHM's first-ever Special Collection on Sexual Pleasure, and comes at a time when sex and pleasure continue to be associated with s
Rights- and evidence-based knowledge in legal action
This podcast on rights- and evidence-based knowledge in legal action is part of a rights-based knowledge creation series by SRHM. The series includes articles, blogs, podcasts and webinars. There are links to these resources below.
In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive Eszter Kismodi speaks to esteemed colleagues in the SRHR movement about the use of evidence for legal and human rights and SRHR a
Samuel Bester: The Artist behind the Cover of our First Special Collection on Sexual Pleasure
As SRHM gets ready to launch its first Special
Collection on Sexual Pleasure, let’s hear from the artist behind the cover of this collection—Samuel Bester. Hailing from Switzerland, Samuel Bester grew up fascinated by art, especially with the emotion,
upheaval, and creativity that art evokes in people. While studying in Strasbourg in 1992, Samuel took a keen interest in video art, an art form that
Access to assisted reproductive technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: fertility professionals' views
In this episode, Nina Sun, the Associated Editor of the SRHM journal, speaks to Trudie Gerrits and Andrea Whittaker, the authors of a recently published paper: Assisted reproductive technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: fertility professionals' views.
Andrea is a Professor of Anthropology at the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. Trudie is an Associate Professor at the Amsterdam I
Interview with Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad: The First Trans President of the European Federation of Sexology
In this episode, the Chief Executive of SRHM, Eszter Kismodi speaks to one of Norway’s most prominent trans people, Esther Esben Pirelli Benestad, a physician and sexologist, who has recently been appointed the President of the European Federation of Sexology. In this short but moving discussion, Esben Esther talks about their hopes of an inclusive world where people of all gender identities are r
Editor's Summary: Obstetric violence in the United States and other high-income countries
In this episode we hear from the authors of a recent SRHM paper 'Obstetric violence in the United States and other high-income countries: an integrative review'.
Dr. Lorraine Garcia is a Nurse-Scientist and practicing midwife and Dr. Brie Thumm is a certified nurse-midwife and Assistant Professor, both in association with the College of Nursing of the University of Colorado.
We hear abou
30 Years of the International Conference on Population and Development: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in an Era of Challenging Political Contexts
This episode takes us through an important discussion that took place on April 17, 2024, organised by the University of Southern California's Institute on Inequalities in Global Health in partnership with Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.
Despite massive regressions in SRHR and anti-rights movements, 30 years later, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
What do Oral Contraceptives have to do with Human Rights Abuses in Sport?
In this important one-hour podcast episode, listen to moderator Professor Alice M. Miller, J.D. (co-director of the GHJP of Yale Law and Public Health Schools), and the authors of a recently published SRHM paper (What do oral contraceptives have to do with human rights abuses in sport?), Katrina Karkazis, PhD, MPH (Professor, Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies at Amherst College) and Michele Kr
Laws governing access to sexual health services and information: contents, protections, and restrictions
In this episode, we hear from two authors of the paper 'Laws governing access to sexual health services and information: contents, protections, and restrictions', Laura Ferguson and Sarah Emoto.
Laura Ferguson is the Director of Research at the University of Southern California Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and an Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences.
Call for Papers: SRHM 2024 Open Issue
In this episode, SRHM Associate Editor Nina Sun, talks to Executive Editor, Emma Pitchforth and Managing Editor, Pete Chapman, about an exciting new call for papers for the 2024 Open Issue.
SRHM is calling for submissions on all SRHR topics, particularly those which bring a rights focus to neglected and marginalised issues, as well as those whose lead authors are from the Global South. We hope th
Editor's Summary: Comprehensive sexuality education for outside of school settings
In our latest podcast episode, Associated Editor of SRHM, Nina Sun, speaks to two colleagues from the United Nations Population Fund - Petar Mladenov, a Programme Analyst for youth-led advocacy, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), and Ilya Zhukov, a Technical Specialist and global CSE focal point.
Young people living with HIV, young people selling sex, and young people from marginalised back
Battling Disinformation and Misinformation: Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the Digital Age
This episode was co-organised by SRHM and the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, and moderated by the Institute's director and SRHM Trustee, Sofia Gruskin. With an introduction by Nina Sun, Associated Editor of the SRHM Journal, we hear from key actors, including Anne Philpott - Founder of the Pleasure Project, Eszter Kismödi - Chief Executive of SRHM, Kat Lowe - Content Moderatio
Editor's Summary: Donor funding for SRHR advocacy
In this episode, Nina Sun, Associated Editor for the SRHM Journal speaks to Sundari Ravindran, Senior Editor of the SRHM Journal, about a recently published issue titled, 'Donor Funding for SRHR Advocacy'.
Sundari speaks to the rationale and gap in knowledge that this issue addressess and why it was important for SRHM to publish on this topic. She also talks about specific findings that s
Editor's Summary: Highlights from the 2023 Open Issue
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