Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 12 hrs ago
Anneke Valk highlights differences in how female soldiers use the toilet in the field
Anneke Valk shows how female soldiers urinate in the field, drawing attention to differences between men and women.
Valk, named Teacher of the Year 2026, has largely stopped teaching at Wageningen University to focus on improving knowledge of the female body.
She says many things are tested only on men and then copied over to women.
Valk calls this approach “bikini science.”
Her point is that research and design need to account for how men and women differ.
The story gives no further details about what Valk plans to do next.
Anneke Valk highlights differences in how female soldiers use the toilet in the field.
Valk says many things are tested only on men and then applied to women.
She calls this approach “bikini science.”
Valk, named Teacher of the Year 2026, has largely stopped teaching at Wageningen University to improve knowledge of the female body.
- Who
- Anneke Valk, named Teacher of the Year 2026.
- What
- She highlights differences in how female soldiers use the toilet in the field.
- When
- The article was published on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- The story concerns soldiers in the field; Valk teaches at Wageningen University.
- Why
- Valk says she wants to improve knowledge of the female body.
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- Teacher of the Year
- 2026
- University
- Wageningen University
- Approach
- Valk calls applying male-tested findings to women “bikini science.
- Mission
- Improve knowledge of the female body
What people are saying
We need to think about how men and women differ
Bikini science