by JAVSimson | Jun 7, 2016 | On Being a Woman
Clothes women wear What do women wear? And why? As a long-time woman scientist—and a former tomboy—I’ve always been inclined to wear slacks—pants—to work and around the house. This modified form of menswear–tailored to fit the female form–is practical,...
by JAVSimson | Nov 26, 2015 | On Being a Woman
Thanksgiving seems like a good day to post this meditation on love, heartbreak, and gratitude. This was written originally about ten years ago and was just now updated. From the time of my first sexual and emotional stirrings, I have had a penchant for impossible...
by JAVSimson | Aug 9, 2015 | On Being a Woman
From the time I was quite young – perhaps ten years of age– I have been enthralled by the way the world works, and I wanted to be a scientist, initially an astronomer. Sometime later – perhaps around age thirteen – I also wanted to become a writer. I struggled with...
by JAVSimson | Dec 21, 2014 | On Being a Woman
This is the last of a three-part series on contraception and women’s health, social well being, and the environment. The most serious threat to life on Earth is the human population, which has recently surpassed seven billion. SEVEN BILLION. 7,000,000,000....
by JAVSimson | Aug 30, 2014 | On Being a Woman
Not only is contraception good for women’s health, it is good for the health of a society, for the well-being of all its citizens. Humans are social animals and smooth social functioning requires social structures and behavioral specialization, particularly...
by JAVSimson | Jul 9, 2014 | On Being a Woman
The debate over contraception and abortion has raged around moral issues such as whether or not destruction of a conceptus (a fertilized ovum) is equivalent to destruction of a human life, and whether or not the use of contraception promotes promiscuity in women. I...
