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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is menorrhagia? Mar 12, 2022

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To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against inequalities between women and men. All week long, discover ideas and concepts which promote female empowerment.

What is menorrhagia?

Menstruation is still somewhat of a taboo, even in 2022. We often resort to euphemisms when referring to it, like talking about Code Red or the time of the month. All week long we’ve been discussing women’s issues in honour of International Women’s Day, and this is another case where society needs to make progress.

What causes such heavy bleeding? Are there treatment options? How can we make it easier for women to deal with menorrhagia? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is Cinderella complex?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is emotional labour?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is a false pregnancy?

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is Cinderella complex? Mar 11, 2022

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What is Cinderella complex?

Cinderella is perhaps the archetypal Disney princess, with her legacy living on generations after its cinema release in 1950. Indeed, American screenwriter Kay Cannon wrote and directed a romantic musical version of the old fairytale in autumn 2021. But poor Cinders has come in for slack from some quarters for being too dependent, and portraying an old-fashioned idea of femininity. In the 1980s, she even had a syndrome named after her. As part of our IWD 2022 celebrations, let’s consider how the Cinderella complex affects some women, and what can be done to continue progress in the area.

Who theorised the Cinderella Complex then? What’s the link with Cinderella? Isn’t Cinderella an abuse victim though? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is emotional labour?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is a false pregnancy?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is International Women’s Day?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is the Matilda Effect? Mar 11, 2022

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To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is replaying Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against inequalities between women and men. All week long, refresh your knowledge about ideas and concepts which promote female empowerment.

What is the Matilda Effect?

Imagine humanity only using half the brains at its disposal to solve the many scientific challenges it faces in the present and future. While such an idea might seem crazy, it’s not so far from reality. In recognition of International Women’s Day, which took place on Monday, let’s discuss a form of bias known as the Matilda Effect.

Over the years, very few female scientists have got the same level of acclaim as their male counterparts, whether it be in the history books or on award winner lists. As a simple illustration, if you ask someone to name a female scientist, Marie Curie may well be the first name they come up with. Even so, her husband is often referenced as having contributed to her work, and she is rarely referred to by her last name alone.

Where did the name Matilda effect come from? Do you have any examples of forgotten female scientists? What can we do to help these female scientists be remembered? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is cyclothymia?

What is long COVID?

What is Clubhouse?

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is emotional labour? Mar 10, 2022

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What is emotional labour?

When we go to work, we get paid a salary for our efforts, to put food on the table, pay the rent and bills and so on. But there’s a lot of other intangible responsibilities in daily life which go unrewarded. Remembering family birthdays, looking after kids or greeting people with a smile, for example. This kind of energy exertion often serves the purpose of addressing others’ feelings, making them comfortable, or simply meeting society’s expectations because we feel we have to. It’s been given the label of emotional labour, and it affects women disproportionately. All week long, we’re discussing themes which demonstrate the ongoing presence of gender inequalities in society.

Simply smiling isn’t too much to ask, is it? Is this a new internet age concept then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is a false pregnancy?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is International Women’s Day?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is benevolent sexism?

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is a false pregnancy? Mar 09, 2022

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What is a false pregnancy?

Society has traditionally put a lot of pressure on women to get pregnant, as if their lives were somehow a failure if they didn’t manage to have children, or chose not to. Believe it or not, it’s possible for a woman to experience physical pregnancy symptoms without actually having an embryo in her womb at all. It’s a rare psychiatric disorder known as a false pregnancy or pseudocyesis. Physical symptoms can be observed, like the interruption of the menstrual cycle, nausea, weight gain, secretion of colostrum from the mammary glands, a swollen stomach and even contractions in some cases. These symptoms only reinforce a patient’s impression that they are pregnant for real.

What are the causes of a false pregnancy? How can we help a person who’s been through a false pregnancy? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is International Women’s Day?

[WOMEN'S DAY] What is benevolent sexism?

Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?

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[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is endometriosis? Mar 09, 2022

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What is endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition which affects one in ten women. The main symptom is pelvic pain, which can be more intense during menstruation. Although it affects a relatively high proportion of women, the condition is commonly misdiagnosed.

Each month, the womb lining thickens as part of the menstrual cycle. This is to prepare the womb to host a foetus in case of pregnancy. If no fertilization takes place, the lining detaches and is discharged from the body along with blood.

But it’s totally normal to have painful cramps during menstruation, isn’t it? How do women “catch” endometriosis then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is an endemic?

What is cholesterol?

What is Uncharted?

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is International Women’s Day? Mar 08, 2022

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What is International Women’s Day?

Every year, International Women’s Day falls on March 8th. It’s a global celebration of women’s achievements in economics, culture and politics. Furthermore, it’s an important occasion to continue the struggle for women’s rights, with inequality still commonplace across the world. International Women’s Day is a public holiday in a number of countries in the world, including Russia and around a dozen former Soviet states. Meanwhile, in China, it is an official holiday but for women only!

How long has the celebration been around? What are women’s demands in this day and age? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is benevolent sexism?

Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?

What is a 419 scam?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is consent? Mar 08, 2022

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Public discussion around the issue of consent has been greatly increased in recent years, thanks to the MeToo movement, and the resulting Harvey Weinstein trial. So when can we consider that a woman or a man has actually consented to having sex?

So when do we consider that a rape has been committed? Are there situations in which people are not able to consent? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is an endemic?

What is cholesterol?

What is Uncharted?

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[WOMEN'S DAY] What is benevolent sexism? Mar 07, 2022

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To celebrate International Women's Day, which falls on March 8th, Bababam is playing Do You Really Know episodes which look at the struggle against inequalities between women and men. All week long, discover ideas and concepts which promote female empowerment.

What is benevolent sexism?

Discussions of sexism are commonplace in public discourse. And despite government policies aimed to ensure equality between women and men, the problem persists. Even if in your immediate environment, sexism seems to be gone for good, you may be thinking of sexism in its classical sense. Experts say that more discreet forms remain, and benevolent sexism is one of them.

Can a form of prejudice really be benevolent? What kind of remarks, for example? But something called benevolent can’t be too harmful, can it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?

What is a 419 scam?

What is the Barnum effect?

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[RERUN WOMEN'S DAY] What is body positivity ? Mar 07, 2022

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What is body positivity ?

Body positivity has taken over social media in the last few years. The movement is based on the relationship we have with our bodies, encouraging us to achieve self-acceptance. The drive took off in 1996 thanks to two American women. Elizabeth Scott, a psychotherapist, was contacted by Connie Sobczak, who was victim to an eating disorder at the time. In honour of her dead sister, Sobczak created the Body Positive movement along with Scott. The organisation encourages individuals to change the world, rather than feeling the need to change their bodies . The two founders continue to offer seminars and other group training sessions to this day.

What does the movement really offer people to help with their body image? How are body positive posts immune to that treatment? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is an endemic?

What is cholesterol?

What is Uncharted?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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