Jessica Calarco (University of Wisconsin–Madison) draws on five years of research to show how U.S. society and policy disproportionately burden women with caregiving responsibilities. With an expert panel, we’ll discuss Calarco’s key findings and their implications for reproductive health care policy and explore additional research on abortion, contraception, fertility, gender, and motherhood. For more information: …

Marguerite Burns, PhD, received the 2024-25 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship is named in honor of the late Trustee and President of the WARF Board Haakon Ingolf (H.I.) Romnes.  According to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, Romnes’ career was characterized by “integrity, self-discipline and the ability to accomplish monumental tasks while …

Shingles Vaccination in Medicare Part D After Inflation Reduction Act Elimination of Cost Sharing

  As part of the Women’s Healthcast series about the fourth trimester, we’ve talked about physical recovery, breastfeeding, birth control after pregnancy, postpartum mental health, and long-term health concerns after birth. For the final episode in this series, Dr. Tiffany Green talked about inequities in postpartum health and policies that impact peoples’ ability to recover …