When a nurse looks at an ultrasound and tells you the sex of the fetus, are they reporting a fact—or creating one? Philosopher Kevin Richardson argues that #sex, like #gender, is #sociallyconstructed...

Re-imagining the Present through Futures: Speculative Design for Destigmatising the Menstrual Cycle in Organisational Contexts * Journal of Futures Studies Leading scholars have linked the stigmatisation of the menstrual cycle to gender disparities in organisational settings. This stigma harms both the external perception of working women and their healt...

jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-2... How can #futuresstudies and #speculativedesign provoke #reflections and discussion on how to #destigmatize the #female #menstrualcycle and #genderdisparities that arise from #sociallyconstructed stigmas? find out in this insightful essay by Lena Rissmann and