In this episode, guest host University of Manitoba's Chancellor Anne Mahon speaks to UM alum and New York Times best-selling author of the Vagina Bible and the Menopause Manifesto, Dr. Jen Gunter. As a board certified OB/GYN in both Canada and the United States, Dr. Gunter is a candid advocate for women and science.

In this powerful conversation, she shares her mission to correct the masses of misinformation on everything from menstruation and menopause; and she explains how women’s health is still weaponized for profit, even while accurate information is easier to access than ever before.

Dr. Gunter’s upcoming book, Blood, The science, medicine, and mythology of menstruation, will be released in January 2024. 

A note on the Women Leading Change Health Research Fund 

As demonstrated in this podcast episode, health research has long been dominated by a focus on men’s health. Underrepresentation in clinical trials, lack of information leading to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, and treatment plans that have been designed specifically for men have created inequities that have life-threating consequences for women.

You can help close the gap by supporting research that can pave the way for better health for all women. The Women Leading Change Health Research Fund will support women at the University of Manitoba who lead innovative research that advances women’s health. The goal is to raise $100,000.  For more information and to donate, visit the fund’s website.

About the host:

Michael Benarroch became President of the University of Manitoba on July 1, 2020. Throughout his career, Dr. Benarroch has demonstrated his lifelong dedication to transformative higher education and has made significant contributions to the fields of economics, research, and post-secondary administration. A passionate teacher and researcher, he has taught economics at Canadian universities since 1989. His career includes serving as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Toronto Metropolitan University (2017-2020), Dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business (2011-2017) and 21-years with the University of Winnipeg, where he was chair of the department of Economics (1999 - 2007). 

About the University of Manitoba:

For more than 140 years, the University of Manitoba has delivered life-changing learning experiences for students, conducted world-class research and shared knowledge and discovery to shape our province, country and world. UM is western Canada’s flagship university, Manitoba's only research-intensive university, is located on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis.