Upcoming

CPS Lecture #169: Dr. Maria Sophocles on The Bedroom Gap

Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Sign Up Here!

Haight Ashbury District, San Francisco

A roadmap for midlife women, couples, clinicians, and anyone wanting to understand – and change –how we age, sexually speaking.

“A powerful, long-overdue exploration of the silent struggles women face”

— Dr. Mary Haver, New York Times bestselling author 

Maria Sophocles is a gynecologist, author, and public advocate for women's health. Her mission to close the gendered healthcare gap inspired her viral TED talk and book, The Bedroom Gap, about what happens to sex in midlife. Her efforts to provide access to contraception in New Jersey changed the state’s constitution. Her virtual clinic serves women in eleven US states and internationally. She is currently working on a documentary about sex and menopause. She is married with four grown children.

About

CPS Lectures is a free discussion series that takes place every few months in San Francisco. It is a program of the nonprofit The diaTribe Foundation. The series honors the memory of Cyril Patrick Shaughnessy, Jr., Kelly's father, who died in late 2002 and loved discussions and learning. 

RSVP required for this free event. You will be given a chance to donate to our nonprofit, The diaTribe Foundation, when you register - this is completely optional. Thank you to all those who have given to date, which has been very generous and has helped enormously to offset the cost of drinks and food, occasional air tickets to speakers, and low-key management of the event.

If you RSVP yes and have to cancel, please do so within 24 hours of our event.