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How are our emotions being shaped, monetised, and mediated by technology?In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCo...
05/06/2026

How are our emotions being shaped, monetised, and mediated by technology?

In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCon 2026, S*xual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM), in collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology, is supporting Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, CONICET, the NOMADIC project and partners to host Emotional Capitalism and Artificial Intimacy - ensuring these important conversations continue.

This session explores how digital platforms and AI are transforming intimacy, relationships, and emotional life, raising critical questions about power, care, and connection in increasingly technologised societies.

🎙️Speakers:

👉 Dr Zahra Stardust (Moderator): Australian Research Council (ARC) DECRA Fellow; Co-Chair, World Association for S*xual Health S*xual Rights Committee, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

👉 Micaela Mantegna: Known as the ‘Abogamer’, Micaela is a video game lawyer and activist, renowned for her expertise in digital ethics, extended reality (XR) policy, and the complex intersections of artificial intelligence, creativity, and copyright law.

👉 Dianela Gahn: Dianela is a sociologist and interaction designer working across urban research, gender, sociotechnical systems, and with a growing interest in AI governance. She is a CONICET Research Fellow and doctoral candidate at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), affiliated with IHUCSO Litoral and IIGG. She is also a researcher in the NOMADIC project (Horizon Europe).

📅 Join the conversation on Monday 22 June 2026
🎟️ Register: https://events.humanitix.com/emotional-capitalism-and-artificial-intimacy

🎙️ New episode of the SRHM PodcastBeyond the Ruling: Kenya’s Abortion Appeal, Post-Abortion Care and the Fight for Repro...
05/06/2026

🎙️ New episode of the SRHM Podcast

Beyond the Ruling: Kenya’s Abortion Appeal, Post-Abortion Care and the Fight for Reproductive Justice

🌍 A recent Court of Appeal decision in Kenya has raised urgent concerns for healthcare providers, advocates and human rights movements. What does it mean for access to care, legal protections and reproductive justice?

In this episode, Eszter Kismödi (S*xual and Reproductive Health Matters) is joined by:
▪️ Martin Onyango (Center for Reproductive Rights)
▪️ Ruth Mumbi (Women Collective Kenya)
▪️ Nelly Munyasia (Reproductive Health Network Kenya)

Together, they unpack the ruling and its wider implications, exploring:
▪️ The legal significance of the decision
▪️ Abortion vs post-abortion care under Kenyan law
▪️ The impact of criminalisation on healthcare
▪️ Disproportionate effects on marginalised communities
▪️ Misinformation, stigma and anti-rights narratives
▪️ Strategies as the case heads towards a Supreme Court appeal

👉Listen or watch now and join the conversation on rights, justice and access to care: https://www.srhm.org/news/beyond-the-ruling-kenyas-abortion-appeal-post-abortion-care-and-the-fight-for-reproductive-justice/

In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCon 2026, SRHM, in collaboration QUT (Queensland University of Technology),...
03/06/2026

In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCon 2026, SRHM, in collaboration QUT (Queensland University of Technology), is supporting Repro Uncensored, ESWA and other organisations to host a number of sessions that were scheduled to take place, to ensure these important conversations continue.

🌍 Join us on 15 June for S*x in the Shadows of Big Tech, a timely discussion on how social media platforms suppress s*xual health education, harm reduction and rights-based content, while allowing misinformation, hate speech and digital surveillance to proliferate.

✊ This webinar will explore how censorship, shadowbanning and deplatforming affect s*xual health educators, s*x workers, LGBTQ+ communities and other marginalised groups, and what can be done to safeguard s*xual and reproductive rights online.

Moderator:
• Dr Zahra Stardust - Australian Research Council (ARC) DECRA Fellow; Co-Chair, World Association for S*xual Health S*xual Rights Committee, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

Speakers:
• Kali Sudhra – Executive Director, European S*x Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA)
• Mar Diez Henao – Cybersecurity & Privacy Legal Counsel; Co-founder, Espacio Seguro LGBTQIA+ Burgos
• Maria Prendeville – Content Marketing Writer specialising in women's health, femtech and digital censorship
• Martha Dimitratou – Founder and Executive Director, Repro Uncensored

👉 The discussion will examine the intersections of platform governance, surveillance, s*xual rights, and digital justice, while highlighting strategies of resistance from those most affected by online censorship.

🔗 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/s-x-in-the-shadows-of-big-tech

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In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCon 2026, SRHM is supporting a number of sessions that were scheduled to ta...
02/06/2026

In light of the recent cancellation of RightsCon 2026, SRHM is supporting a number of sessions that were scheduled to take place, to ensure these important conversations continue.

🌍 Join us on 15 June for S*x in the Shadows of Big Tech, a timely discussion on how social media platforms suppress s*xual health education, harm reduction and rights-based content, while allowing misinformation, hate speech and digital surveillance to proliferate.

✊ This webinar will explore how censorship, shadowbanning and deplatforming affect s*xual health educators, s*x workers, LGBTQ+ communities and other marginalised groups, and what can be done to safeguard s*xual and reproductive rights online.

Moderator:
• Dr Zahra Stardust – Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow; Co-Chair, World Association for S*xual Health S*xual Rights Committee

Speakers:
• Kali Sudhra – Executive Director, European S*x Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA)
• Mar Diez – Cybersecurity & Privacy Legal Counsel; Co-founder, Espacio Seguro LGBTQIA+ Burgos
• Maria Prendeville – Content Marketing Writer specialising in women's health, femtech and digital censorship
• Martha Dimitratou – Founder and Executive Director, Repro Uncensored

👉 The discussion will examine the intersections of platform governance, surveillance, s*xual rights, and digital justice, while highlighting strategies of resistance from those most affected by online censorship.

🔗 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/s-x-in-the-shadows-of-big-tech

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🎙️ 🩸Menstrual Justice A SRHM Podcast conversation with Lizzie Kiama and Tara Mukeku-Cilolo for . Disability rights advo...
28/05/2026

🎙️ 🩸Menstrual Justice A SRHM Podcast conversation with Lizzie Kiama and Tara Mukeku-Cilolo for .

Disability rights advocate Lizzie Kiama of This Ability Trust Kenya and Tara Mukeku-Cilolo of Fòs Feminista joined Eszter Kismodi of SRHM for a special podcast exploring how menstrual health intersects with inequality, disability justice, public policy, and community care.
The discussion highlighted a critical shift in framing. Menstruation is not only about access to products. It is also about bodily autonomy, education, economic participation, healthcare access, and freedom from shame, stigma, and discrimination.

🎧 Listen here
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NbmHHeWXVNhyMUDfJ4eD5
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menstrual-justice/id1558099164?i=1000769982355
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsuAQznK7Pk&list=PL6Ho-hz9YhqNfB2z_4Qc3MBBkNFyfKNE_&index=1

SRHM was recently at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, where Eszter Kismödi spoke with researchers, advocates, and gl...
27/05/2026

SRHM was recently at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, where Eszter Kismödi spoke with researchers, advocates, and global health leaders in a series of short interviews exploring the issues shaping health and rights worldwide.

Featured voices include:

• Shirin Heidari, reflecting on a decade of the SAGER Guidelines and the future of gender-responsive science
• Bhavya Nandini, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), on accelerating action for adolescent health and well-being
• Fadekemi Akinfaderin, Fos Feminista, on health sovereignty, financing reform, and protecting women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
• Timothy Wafula M., Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN), on digital health, AI, and human rights
• Monelli Esfandiary and Kayla Paul, Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, University of Southern California, sharing reflections from WHA2026

Conversations throughout the week highlighted urgent questions around equity, participation, accountability, rights, and the future of global health.

Read the full blog: https://www.srhm.org/news/voices-from-the-world-health-assembly-2026/

🌍 SRHM is at the World Health Assembly this week in Geneva, where global health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and ...
20/05/2026

🌍 SRHM is at the World Health Assembly this week in Geneva, where global health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and advocates are coming together to shape the future of health priorities worldwide. The World Health Assembly serves as WHO’s decision-making forum and brings together Member States and partners to address some of the world’s most urgent health challenges.

🎙️ Throughout the week of 18–23 May 2026, SRHM will be sharing a series of short interviews featuring diverse voices from across the global health community, highlighting different perspectives, emerging ideas, and conversations shaping health and rights on the global stage.

In this first interview, Eszter Kismodi talks to Shirin Heidari, following the event 'Advancing Gender-Responsive Science for Global Health Equity: A Decade of the SAGER Guidelines'. The conversation reflected on the transformative impact of the SAGER (S*x and Gender Equity in Research) Guidelines over the past ten years and the urgent need to strengthen gender-responsive science in an increasingly contested global environment.

SRHM was the first journal to implement the guidelines under Shirin Heidari’s leadership as Editor-in-Chief, helping to set an important precedent for gender responsive, rights-based, scientifically rigorous publishing.

Watch the interviews here: https://www.srhm.org/news/voices-from-the-world-health-assembly-2026/

Join our webinar this Wednesday to learn more about the upcoming SRHM Journal themed issue on Queering Health Systems an...
18/05/2026

Join our webinar this Wednesday to learn more about the upcoming SRHM Journal themed issue on Queering Health Systems and how to submit a strong proposal:

📅 Wednesday 20 May
🕒 9am ET | 3pm CET | 6.30pm IST
💻 Online

Hear directly from SRHM’s editorial team and Guest Editors, including:

• Sapna Desai, SRHM Editor-in-Chief
• Asha George, SARChI Chair and Professor at UWC School of Public Health
• Humphrey Ndondo, Guest Editor
• Phoene Oware, Guest Editor
• TK Sundari Ravindran, SRHM Senior Editor
• Pete Chapman, SRHM Managing Editor

The session will cover:
- What makes a strong submission
- The urgency and context of queering health systems
- Live Q&A with the editorial team

Whether you are a researcher, practitioner, activist, or emerging scholar, this is an opportunity to contribute to a timely and transformative conversation.

🔗 Register for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/geFmcwAs

📖 Read the full call for proposals: https://srhm.infinity.janeway.systems/site/queering-health-systems

🌏 Climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a reproductive justice issue.In the latest SRHM Podcast, Lau...
15/05/2026

🌏 Climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a reproductive justice issue.

In the latest SRHM Podcast, Laura Ferguson speaks with Angela Baschieri and Martina Yopo Diaz about how the climate crisis is reshaping s*xual and reproductive health and rights around the world.

From disrupted healthcare systems and migration to eco-anxiety, fertility decisions, and structural inequalities, this conversation explores why SRHR must be central to climate policy and global health agendas.

Listen now to hear why reproductive justice is essential to building sustainable and equitable futures.

🔗 Listen or watch here: https://www.srhm.org/news/people-planet-and-rights-connecting-climate-action-and-srhr/

👉 We warmly encourage you to explore the SRHM Journal and to consider submitting your own work to the SRHM Journal Open Issue, which welcomes contributions on all topics related to s*xual and reproductive health and rights—including emerging and critical areas such as climate justice.

You can find more information at srhmjournal.org.

👉 Reproductive coercion and abuse involves pressure, threats, or force to control someone’s choices about contraception,...
14/05/2026

👉 Reproductive coercion and abuse involves pressure, threats, or force to control someone’s choices about contraception, pregnancy, or abortion. It is a complex and evolving form of gender-based violence, and how we measure it matters.

🌏 This Delphi study brings together global experts to develop a more comprehensive, up-to-date way to capture these experiences in research and surveys worldwide.

Key insights:

• 30 experts from 15 countries contributed, spanning five global regions
• 74 potential survey items were reviewed, with 59 selected for further testing
• New items reflect a broader, more current understanding of coercive behaviours
• Experts emphasised the importance of capturing the relationship context where abuse occurs
• Ongoing challenges include how to measure intent and design response options

👉 By improving how reproductive coercion and abuse is measured, this work helps build a stronger evidence base to inform policy, services, and interventions that protect reproductive autonomy globally.

📖 Development of a comprehensive measure of reproductive coercion and abuse for global use: a Delphi study
✍️ Desireé LaGrappe, Angela Taft, Leesa Ho**er, Laura Tarzia & Kristina Edvardsson

🔗 Read here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2026.2652218

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