Interview on Race and the Gender Pain Gap
As many of you know, I’ve been writing and speaking about racism and sexism within the medical industrial complex for the last few years. It is an issue that has impacted me personally, as well as black women like Beyonce and Serena Williams. This month I was interviewed about race and the gender pain gap by Refinery 29’s Strong Opinions, Loosely Held. If you are interested in reading more about my story, you can check out Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery. In chapter four my struggle to get diagnosed is told under the alias of “Jackie.” Check out the interview[es], and let me know what you think in the comments below.
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Alex Moffett-Bateau / Prof MB (she/they) holds a PhD in political science from the University of Chicago and BA in political science + African American Studies from the University of Michigan. She is an assistant professor of political science at the City University of New York. Their research and writing focus on extra-systemic and subversive politics. Her manuscript in progress argues, in order to accurately understand the political engagement of Black women living in poverty, a fundamental expansion and redefinition of what is considered, “political” is needed. Prof MB is a public speaker, consultant, and podcaster. She is a political knowledge worker whose focus is on Black feminist + disability justice political education. Prof MB is originally from Detroit and now makes her home in New York City.
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