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The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices

Slate Gender and Society

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How I Survived a Medical Mystery - How I Was Unable to Speak Up for Myself

"I saw so many overlaps with how doctors, boyfriends, bosses, society, media, every entity in the world responded to me," she says. "How I worked my voice and distorted my personality in order to appeal to them ... And it was at my own expense." A part of solving her medical mystery had to do with her voice, no spoilers.

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