sex positiviTEA with YSAFE

Globally, women earn 56% of all STEM-related university degrees, but hold only 26% of tech-related jobs. Līna and Liana return to contrast their experiences in sustainability and psychology, and to ask what on earth is going on with gender and STEM across our whole world.

Sex worker organizations and many European and global human rights groups have long since recognized the importance of decriminalizing sex work, but there’s only one country in Europe whose laws recognize what sex working people need. Emma and Louise meet activist and organizer Judith Aregger to explore why that is. Together they unpack some of the misogynistic myths that still surround sex work,...

What's our problem with female pleasure? We've got more access to information about our bodies and sexuality than ever - but research suggests that there's still a big gap between how much sexual pleasure (cishetero-) women experience and how much everyone else gets. Louise and Emma ask what's missing in the tools and info we have available, and what can be done.

Karīna, Ieva and Arta give us an updated picture of epidemiological STI data in Eastern Europe and take a look at whether your gender really influences your chances of being diagnosed with an STI - and why. They explain why it's important for a whole society's STI rates to make sure that comprehensive sexuality education meets the needs of boys and young men, and why sexual health service provider...

Gender roles have an impact on every aspect of our lives, including our most intimate relationships. Līna and Liana unpack how we communicate gendered expectations to the people we're closest to, within our family, and in our quest for romantic happiness. Feminist activist and influencer Begaiym Zamirbek explains how cisnormative gender roles cause problems even for queer people trying to hook up...

What does it mean to be a virgin anyway, and who gets to decide? Why do we think we're losing something when we're gaining experience? And why is this a problem for anyone interested in freedom of gender expression? Amal and Līna take us on a myth-busting journey from Latvia to Pakistan, exploring these questions and asking us many more.  

Shkodran and Elionita are here to share some of what they learned during the Youth Voices, Youth Choices project about young people's access to sexual and reproductive health services and information under Covid-19 in five Balkan countries. They have many insights to discuss from their research about how care and education varied between city and rural areas, between genders - and most surprisingl...

Why are right-wing populist parties so concerned with gender expression? How is this connected with culture and religion? What can we do in the face of barriers to sexual and reproductive rights access in countries like Poland? Julia and Līna are here to explore some of the most challenging questions about the anti-gender movement today.

We live in a world that says there are only two sexes, and that expects everyone to be cisgender. What does that really mean for how we think about ourselves and our lives? Can the EU do more to make sure its citizens aren't harmed by these norms? What's the relationship between overturning gender norms and embracing the possibilities of workers' rights or environmental rights? We open our second...

Сексуальность, секс, секс-позитивность на слух кажутся  похожими слова.  Кто-то их совмещает в одно целое, для кого-то это новые слова. Термин секс-позитивность давно обрел популярность в Европе, а в странах Центральной Азии, мы только узнаем об этом. В этом выпуске мы рассказываем/обсуждаем что общего между этими словами и как секс-позитивность влияет на нашу с вами жизнь. В выпуске мы...

Контрацепция существует столько же, сколько и само человечество. В течение тысячелетий люди использовали контрацепцию для защиты от нежелательной беременности и во избежание ИППП. В этом подкасте вы познакомитесь с историей развития контрацепции, необходимости контрацепции и последствиях в случаях не использования контрацепции при половом акте. В подкасте вы услышите о начале использования контрац...

Thea and Louise introduce you to the safe from sexual gender-based violence (SfSGBV) toolkit that YSAFE created. What is this toolkit? Why do we need it and who is affected by sexual gender based violence? These questions and many more will be answered!

In this episode, your host Laura interviews an attendee of the SfSGBV toolkit - Jo from Portugal. Listen and learn what this issue has to do with LGBTIQ+!

In our third episode of the miniseries, Laura interviews Roja from Romaniа and learns what the toolkit changed for the Romanian local community!

У последњој епизоди мини серије "SGBV" разговарамо са Алмом и Давидом из Србије о њиховом искуству док су радили на тоолкит и са тоолкит, као и о њиховом искуству вршњачких едукатора о свеобухватном сексуалног образовања.

This episode talks about regaining a sex-positive mentality after growing up within a conservative environment. We talked to a woman who walked the journey herself after being really religious, experiencing a detachment from her sexuality and finding her way back to it!

What does it mean to be a woman? What links genderfluid, trans and cis women in their experiences? How do different cultural and religious experiences impact our ideas about gender roles? Natalija and Laura dive in to these questions and more with special guest Faria.

Cross-dressing, nude wrestling, and the first ever female orgasm scene - some end-of-year movie inspiration with a difference!  Thea-Caroline and Natalija take us on a whirlwind tour of the history of sexuality on film and explore the difference between American and European representations of sex in popular culture. 

Can sex toys help you relate to your body better? What do we mean by "ethical" sex toy shopping? How do you start talking about toys with a partner? We dive in to these questions and more with an expert from a feminist, sex positive and queer-friendly sex shop in Switzerland.

We're asking what the idea of "sex positivity" means to young transgender people. Is it helpful, or pressurizing? Can you still enjoy your sexuality if you're having issues with dysphoria? How can educators support young trans and nonbinary people to feel good about their sexuality? We're joined by Adrian from YSAFE's member from Norway, SNU, and trans rights activist Christine, for this special e...