LawrenceWomen is for anyone who wants to look at women’s issues and talk about what they mean locally.

What do nationally publicized issues mean for you? What do these issues mean for your best friend, wife, sister, niece, daughter or granddaughter?

I’m a 20-year-old intern at the Lawrence Journal-World who is also a college student. Women’s issues — especially those concerning my almost-30-year-old sister, 52-year-old mother and 71-year-old grandmother — are important to me. And I’m not just talking about health issues but also social, political, entertainment, technology, spirituality and business issues.

LawrenceWomen is where I will unpack these issues and find out what they mean on a local-level. This week I will start by taking a look at over-the-counter birth control. What do doctors and pharmacists in Lawrence have to say? Will this be affordable and safe? What does the national conversation sound like? And then, most importantly, we’ll have a conversation — How will this issue affect you, your daughter or your granddaughter?

So, what are you passionate about? What is important to you or other women you know? I want you to be a part of the conversation.

Send me an email at kkutsko@ljworld.com, tweet @katiekutsko using #LawrenceWomen or call me at (785) 832-7284.

Let’s start talking.