S1. Ep.1. Humans and Period tracking

In this episode Judith talks to her best friend Iris van Wurmond, Mana Sadeghipour, a public policy professional, and Rayén Mitrovich co-founder of radical data about how and why they track their periods.

Together they discuss why tracking one’s period is important to some people and all the different ways this can be done. We also discuss the role of women in health care, the impact of the so-called gender health data gap in health care, the role of stereotypes and how all of this translates to technology. 

If you want to learn more about the topics of this episode we recommend you read ‘Period Power’ by Maisie Hill, ‘Invisible Women’ by Carolina Criado-Pérez and, for the dutchies, the report ‘Gezondheidstechnologie speciaal voor vrouwen’ by the Rathenau Instituut. 

The Digital Period is a podcast series that examines the relationship between autonomy and technology by taking a closer look at period apps. 

You can find the transcripts and more episodes of The Digital Period at www.thedigitalperiod.com/podcast. This series is created by Judith Zoë Blijden. The jingle was made by Kristel Scholtens and Judith. The podcast visual was designed by Asja Keeman. This episode was first published 17th of November 2023