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Why are we still whispering the word ‘menopause’? It’s a taboo that should have been smashed decades ago, yet it’s only now that we’re finally starting to have meaningful, public conversations about the M word.
Our panel will have an open and honest conversation about the menopause and how it affects women’s lives everywhere. They’ll discuss this second half of life as a new beginning and dispel Western society’s current understanding of it as some kind of declining, final chapter.
Join Dr Pragya Agarwal, award-winning author of Hysterical, and Dr Sharon Blackie, psychologist and author of Hagitude as they put outdated clichés to bed, with journalist, broadcaster and former politician, Peg Alexander .
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About the Authors
Dr Pragya Agarwal
Dr. Pragya Agarwal is a visiting professor of social inequities and injustice at Loughborough University in the UK, and a fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her research lies at the intersection of geography, sociology and technology to investigate historic legacies and modern manifestations of inequalities. She is the author of four non-fiction books: Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias (London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2020) which was Guardian Book of the Week and translated in Korean and Turkish; Wish we knew what to say: Talking with children about race (London: Dialogue Books, 2020); (M)otherhood: On the choices of being a woman (London: Canongate, 2021); Hysterical: Exploding the myth of gendered emotions (London: Canongate, 2022) which was translated into Mandarin; and an upcoming book in 2027. Pragya also writes regularly for publications such as The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Scientific American, New Scientist, Literary Hub and Prospect Magazine, and has contributed to anthologies for the Design Museum and Wellcome Trust. She has been awarded the Transmission Prize for ‘making complex scientific ideas accessible’.
Dr Sharon Blackie
Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myths, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing five books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted and her latest, Hagitude, her writing has appeared in anthologies, collections and in several international media outlets – among them the Guardian, the i, the Irish Times, and the Scotsman.
About the Chair
Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander is a Leeds-based, award-winning broadcaster, presenter and journalist working across television, radio, podcasts and live events. A former politician, public policy professional and charity CEO, she is an expert in people-powered change and currently leads a non-profit network supporting people in debt. Her first book, a travel-inspired memoir, is forthcoming.
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