Charlotte (she/they) and Sarah (they/them) discuss International Day of the Girl, the new UN Gender Snapshot and announcement of 2027's International Women’s Month, as well as a new report titled “Global and regional reference curves for pain across the lifespan in 6.1 million individuals in 118 countries” detailing how women feel more pain than men.

Timestamps and Links:

• 00:00 - Welcome to MegaHerzzz
• 00:24 - Acknowledgement of Country
• 00:42 - International Day of the Girl
• 04:44 - 'How Much Longer?’
• 12:52 - Pain Study
• 21:56 - Men’s Violence and Femicide: Sherele Moody Femicide Watch

Support Numbers and Links

• 1800 737 732 - 1800RESPECT
• 1800 811 811 - Domestic Violence Connect Women’s Line
• 1800 600 636 - Domestic Violence Connect Men’s Line
• 1300 78 99 78 - MensLine Australia
• 1800 010 120 - Domestic Violence Connect Sexual Assault Helpline
• 1300 264 827 - Domestic Violence Connect Forensic Support Line
• 13 92 76 - 13 YARN
• Innerboy app from She is not your rehab
• Teach Us Consent
• Consent Labs
• Our Watch
• Safe and Equal
• eSafety Commissioner

Produced and recorded by MegaHerzz at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

Megaherzzz is 4ZZZ’s women’s and feminist show. Megaherzzz features news, opinions, and interviews, as well as music from local, Australian and overseas artists. We are an intersectional feminist program and amplify various marginalised communities, such as: First Nations women, women of colour, disabled women, working women, criminalised women, the LGBTIQ+ community, and sex workers, with a focus on intersections of these communities. "I am not free while any woman is unfree" - audre lorde

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