Pamela Pizarro

RH Reality Check, North America

Pamela Pizarro is a sexual and reproductive rights activist based in Ontario, Canada.  She previously worked for the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights where her interest in the field of youth and adolescent rights developed.  Her main interests are women's rights, the right to abortion, and the rights of youth to adequate sexual education and health services. 

The Golden Years: Sexually Active Seniors

Pamela Pizarro

Do you need to have a sit down about sex with someone that you love? Is that person your mom, dad or even a grandparent? The reality is that the changing face of "seniors" means a lot more sexually active older adults. We need to start talking to the old and the young about the birds and the bees.

Surviving Motherhood

Pamela Pizarro

After giving birth, many women experience a roller coaster of emotions. But what happens when that roller coaster won't let you off and you can't shake the baby blues? Postpartum depression is a reality for fifty to eighty percent of all new mothers in Canada.

Tolerance or Exploitation?

Pamela Pizarro

Think that child marriage only happens in the developing world? Think again - a fundamentalist sect of Mormonism has been marrying the young girls in their community to men two or even three times their age.