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Episode 6: Birth Control, Family Planning and Contraception


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This FemmEurope Podcast episode focuses on birth control, contraception and family planning. Today discuss societal and economic developments such as career abandonment, job renunciation, parental leave and unpaid care work. Our team will also touch upon risks and side effects of contraception, societal pressures and taboos associated with contraception, as well as accessibility and affordability of birth control. - #BirthControl #Contraception #FamilyPlanning


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21. Yoppies by worklife. European parents: which country helps them most with the costs of childcare and babysitting?

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