10 years ago this week Leanne Welham, Ansity Noel & I met with 80ish women around Pwani to hear their stories, ask what they thought about making a film & would they act in it?

The result was Pili. A film that went on to win awards, a distribution deal, a BAFTA nomination, & £1000s to these women

Huge congratulations to Sunil Amrith for winning the @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize!!!

I'm enormously proud of Sick of It being shortlisted alongside such fab books, especially as I *think* it's the first International Relations book to make the shortlist, hope it becomes the 1st of many.

Absolute joy to discuss Sick of It at the British Academy Book Prize event last night, meet such lovely readers & shortlisted authors, & celebrate with my mates (Becky my pal since I was 12 who beats me at tennis every week & Simukai who has the most amazing book coming out next year!)

Kindle has chosen Sick of It to be part of their 99p deal for October!

Given the first book I published back in 2010 was about £80 this is a much better deal. And cheaper than a whippy.

Sick of It is now out in PAPERBACK!!

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What an incredible year: speaking in parliament/book shops/unis/major donor meetings to meeting amazing readers & receiving such generous reviews. I am so grateful to everyone who has read, engaged & championed the book.

Paperback of Sick of It is out in July and you can get 20% off if you order direct from Virago with the code SICK OF IT. And with such a discount why not be like Bruce Sproodlesteen and get multiple copies to give everyone you know?
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PAPERBACK!! Thank you to everyone who bought, sold, promoted, & support Sick of It this last year. The response has blown me away & exceeded my expectations of what a book can do. There's so much more to come as the fight for women's health is very much ON. Paperback out 3rd July.

School of Politics & IR Research Away Day! My 2nd and last as Director of Research of such a brilliant group of researchers

Highlight of the week was joining MSF's Block Day to talk all things SRHR and gender lens on health emergencies. Political midwives are my new favourite people.

When I wrote about this in Sick of It I was unsure if I had got it right. If anything, I had not gone far enough in how systematic and destructive this is. 6/6

Make conditions for healthy pregnancy impossible 5/6

Restrict number of medical evacuations 4/6

Target IVF clinics and destroy embryos, sperm samples, and unfertilized eggs 3/6

Target maternity hospitals and SRHR facilities and destroy reproductive health infrastructure 2/6

Skipping the usual delighted/excited to say I’m bringing 20+ years of knowledge & fire in my belly to UN Expert Panel on SDG5 in New York.

To make up for forgetting all about this space, here is me with a glitter tampon above my head at the launch of my book Sick of It: the Global Fight for Women's Health - out this Thursday, 11th July

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