Talk Overview

Professor Jane Ussher will explore feminist critiques of the medicalization of the reproductive body and discuss how these perspectives can inform support for women experiencing reproductive distress. She will also share insights from her own research that applies this approach. 

Speaker – Dr Jane M. Ussher

Jane M. Ussher is a Professor of Women’s Health Psychology at Western Sydney University, Australia. She serves as editor of the Routledge Women and Psychology book series and the journal Women’s Reproductive Health. A former President of both the Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, she is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Jane has authored 12 books, including Managing the Monstrous Feminine and The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience. She is also the co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Trans Reproductive and Sexual Health: Justice, Embodiment, and Agency.

When

The seminar will take place online via a private Zoom on Wednesday February 26th at 2pm – 3pm (GMT). This seminar is for 4M members only – if you’re not in 4M, please register to sign up.