Sofia Jawed-Wessel: The lies we tell pregnant women
Sofia Jawed-Wessel: Mentiras explicadas a mujeres embarazadas
Sofia Jawed-Wessel's teachings utilize a sex-positive and pleasure-inclusive approach to providing medically accurate, comprehensive sexuality education. Full bio
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hoy, Uds. y yo,
a lot of secrets today, you and I,
many of us feel about sex.
sentimos acerca del sexo.
catcalled by a stranger?
piropeados por un extraño?
was a student of mine.
de mis estudiantes.
what I already knew:
lo que yo ya sabía:
I would never have said those things."
habría dicho esas cosas".
me convertí en su profesora.
until I was his professor.
de nuestras vidas.
through every aspect of our lives.
to sell an entirely unrelated product?
un producto no relacionado?
as only love interests?
como objetos de interés amoroso?
inconsequential and harmless,
intrascendentes e inofensivos,
paulatinamente
that refuses to see women as people.
ver a las mujeres como personas.
a casa a una niña de 10 años
that sends home a 10-year-old girl
para los niños que intentan aprender,
a distraction to boys trying to learn,
to punish men for raping women
a los hombres violadores
grinding on her on the dance floor.
contra ella al bailar.
perpetuar la deshumanización de la mujer.
the objectification of women.
the classic romantic comedy.
dos tipos de mujeres en estos filmes,
to two kinds of women in these movies,
with the perfect body.
con el cuerpo perfecto.
en identificarla
has no trouble identifying her
el protagonista se enamora
our leading man falls in love with
de nuestro protagonista.
of our leading man's future babies.
that women have two roles,
tienen dos roles,
existir dentro de la misma mujer.
existing within the same woman.
that I share with a new acquaintance
con un nuevo conocido
the conversation right then,
los comportamientos sexuales
in studying the sexual behaviors
de respuesta.
a different kind of response.
about studying sexual desire
les vienen a la mente
that come to mind
in a survey of over 500 adults,
a más de 500 adultos,
"barriga", "redonda" o
sin embargo,
partnered with is pregnant,
que imaginaran estar embarazadas,
to imagine that they are pregnant,
the first words that come to mind
que se les viniera a la mente
negativas.
"Not worth the risk."
"No vale la pena el riesgo".
a embarazadas y madres de la sexualidad
pregnant women and moms from sexuality,
de la cosificación sexual.
of sexual objectification.
¿Cierto?
diferente de cosificación.
is a different kind of objectification.
por explicar esto a otros,
led to the Venus of Willendorf,
was a goddess of love and beauty,
los académicos asumieron
de ahí el nombre de Venus.
sin embargo,
el foco del escultor
the sculptor's obvious focus
de la figura:
considered ideal for nursing;
ideales para amamantar;
posiblemente embarazada;
alluding to menstruation or birth.
a la menstruación o al dar a luz.
para sostenerla o ponerla acostada,
meant to be held or placed lying down
don't allow her to be freestanding.
que pueda estar de pie.
that she was a representation of fertility
representación de la fertilidad
of ideal beauty and love
de belleza ideal y amor
que interpretaron su propósito
who have interpreted her purpose
de la figura misma.
of the figurine herself.
of men's sexual desire
y de crianza.
and child-rearing role.
solo porque está embarazada. ¿Cierto?
but only because she's pregnant. Right?
the Willendorf effect,
en varios aspectos de su vida.
in many aspects of her life.
ever been visibly pregnant?
embarazada alguna vez?
touch your belly during pregnancy,
tocándoles la panza durante el embarazo,
your permission first?
y no pueden comer
your medical care provider?
sobre su plan de parto?
about your birth plan?
those choices are all wrong?
por qué sus elecciones están mal?
a traerles una copa de vino?
to bring you a glass of wine?
lo sé, pero escuchen.
I know, but stay with me.
con moderación durante el embarazo.
in moderation during pregnancy.
a las embarazadas este secreto,
pregnant women with this secret --
or a woman of color.
poca formación o son mujeres de color.
también es clasista y racista.
it's also classist and racist.
recuerda a las mujeres
the government reminds women
are not her own,
no son suyos,
durante el embarazo,
to have sex during pregnancy,
and bodily autonomy
autonomía corporal básica
to make her own decisions.
sus propias decisiones.
isn't worth the risk during pregnancy,
no vale el riesgo durante el embarazo,
su placer sexual no importa.
her sexual pleasure doesn't matter.
is that she in fact doesn't matter,
no están en conflicto con las suyas.
are not at odds with her own needs.
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
de obstetras y ginecólogos,
about the safety of sex during pregnancy.
lo seguro del sexo durante el embarazo.
de declaración oficial
no public official statement
durante el embarazo.
is generally positive
generalmente positiva,
tener sexo seguro durante el embarazo,
have sex throughout pregnancy,
to have sex during pregnancy,
tener sexo durante el embarazo,
tener sexo durante el embarazo,
to have sex during pregnancy,
is society telling women
la sociedad diga a las mujeres
with their bodies.
con sus cuerpos.
de reproducción anónimas
identity-less vessels of reproduction
su placer sexual no importa.
their sexual pleasure doesn't matter.
that women who have sex with women
que tienen sexo con otras mujeres
want children even exist.
tener hijos sí existen.
to come along."
adecuado".
de la sociedad que insiste
against society's insistence
para el placer masculino
su deseo sexual asusta,
her sexual needs is scary,
su deseo se prioriza a sí misma.
her sexual needs prioritizes herself.
ser tratada con igualdad.
that she be treated as an equal.
at the table of power,
en la mesa del poder,
the extra space we hold.
que ceder nuestro espacio extra.
me escuchan decir con frecuencia
to recognize women as equals
vean a las mujeres como iguales,
to reinforce what happens in our home.
refuerce lo que ocurre en nuestro hogar.
or a women's problem.
de hombres o de mujeres.
in dismantling systems of inequality.
sistemas de desigualdad.
to stop telling women
dejar de decirles a las mujeres
with their bodies.
con sus cuerpos.
como propiedad comunal.
like community property.
don't even ask to touch her belly.
what she can and cannot eat.
y no puede comer.
about her medical decisions.
sobre sus decisiones médicas.
personally against abortion,
for a woman's right to choose.
de las mujeres a decidir.
ambas no se deben oponer.
the two need not oppose one another.
con mujeres,
as early as possible,
lo antes posible,
s-e-x-o en el diccionario.
in the dictionary anymore.
those conversations about sex,
solo en la reproducción.
because it feels good.
porque se siente bien.
una quiere tener hijos o no,
you have children or not,
que no humille a nuestros adolescentes.
that doesn't shame our teenagers.
de humillar a adolescentes
o comportamiento,
embarazo positivos.
and pregnancy tests.
we are all given the opportunity
that it's worth the trouble to do so.
en que vale la pena hacerlo.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sofia Jawed-Wessel - Sex researcherSofia Jawed-Wessel's teachings utilize a sex-positive and pleasure-inclusive approach to providing medically accurate, comprehensive sexuality education.
Why you should listen
Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel teaches and generates new knowledge in the area of public health through scientific studies. Her research has focused on understanding and improving the sexual health of women and couples as they transition into parenthood by documenting sexual behaviors, sexual function, relationship adjustment and overall sexual changes during pregnancy and after childbirth. Jawed-Wessel's teachings utilize a sex-positive and pleasure-inclusive approach to providing medically accurate, comprehensive sexuality education to undergraduate students as well as in the local Omaha, Nebraska community. She teaches graduate level courses such as Research Methods, Health Behavior Theory, and Leadership and Advocacy. Jawed-Wessel also fights for women's rights and reproductive justice. She has provided expert testimony for the Nebraska Unicameral, the Nebraska School Board of Education and the Omaha Public School Board of Education. She has successfully argued in favor of comprehensive sex education in Omaha Public Schools and fought against restrictive anti-choice legislation in Nebraska.
Jawed-Wessel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the Associate Director of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative. She also holds a joint appointment with the Women and Gender Studies program at UNO and a courtesy appointment in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Jawed-Wessel holds both a Master of Science in Public Health (MPH) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Health Behavior from the School of Public Health at Indiana University Bloomington.
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