Not every person is used to or comfortable with people telling women and girls, “yes” What an opportunity we have for growth right now. Boys and men often grow up …
Tonya GJ Prince
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GirlsAbuse of PowerBoundariesChildrenCivil Rights & Social JusticeFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyHealthHerstory/HistoryYouth
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YouthGirlsHerstory/HistoryJustice is Authentic LoveLegal/CourtroomMisogynyPolitical ActionPoliticsPowerSafe Boundaried SpacesSafeguardingSafetyViolationWomanism/FeminismWomen's Rights
Women’s Sports Have Been Handicapped Long Enough. Stop Asking Girls to Pretend Their Bodies Don’t Matter.
What’s missing here is the understanding that girl’s sports are a handicap category, a venue for protected competition that exists to exclude advantaged people who could otherwise displace them. The …
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Somebody asks where you want to eat, and your mind goes straight to what everybody else will enjoy. You know who dislikes spicy food. You remember who complained about the …
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GirlsAbuse by Older ChildrenAbuse of PowerAssaultAudio/PodcastBody safetyChild AbuseChild sexual abuseChild sexual violenceChildrenCivil Rights & Social JusticeCoercionCommunityConsentCultureDECEPTIONFemale Civil Rightsfemale health civil rightsFemale SafetyFemicideFGMHerstory/HistoryJustice is Authentic LoveLegal/CourtroomLGBManipulationMisogynyOnline Abuse/PredatorspodcastPolitical ActionPoliticsPowerRapeSafe Boundaried SpacesSafeguardingSafetyTeen Dating ViolenceTeensVictims RightsViolationViolence Against WomenWomanism/FeminismWomen's Rights
It Is Time to Stop Telling Girls to Get Comfortable with Harm and Injustice (audio, video, statistics)
A girl changes her route home to avoid harassment. Another tells a doctor how much her period hurts and leaves feeling dismissed. A Black girl speaks up about how …
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Female HealthMental Wellness and HealingMental Wellness and HealthRelationshipsSafetySelf careSelf LoveSelf Worth
Being Angry Does Not Make You Like the Person Who Hurt You
You hear your own voice getting firm and immediately wonder whether you have become cruel. Perhaps someone crossed a boundary. Perhaps you have explained the same problem six times. Yet …
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EncourageConfidenceConsentManipulationMental Wellness and HealingMental Wellness and Health
You Said No. Now Comes the Guilt.
You finally say you cannot do it. Then you spend the afternoon trying to figure out how to do it anyway. You look at your calendar again. Perhaps you could …
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Women's RightsAbuseAbuse of PowerManipulationPolitical ActionRED FLAGSRelationshipsSelf careSelf LoveSelf WorthViolationViolence Against WomenWomanism/FeminismWomen
Women Exist Before a Man Comes Up with an Explanation for Us
Back in 1993, a young wife named Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband’s male part. When Lorena went on trial, she had to disclose something she did not want to share. …
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Abuse of Powerchild safetyChildrenCivil Rights & Social JusticeCoercionConsentLegal/CourtroomManipulationTRUTHVictims RightsViolationViolence Against WomenWisdomWomanism/Feminism
Listening to Women: She Asked a Safety Question. Why Are You Trying to Wear Her Down?
This series is about women asking pointed questions about our health, privacy, and safety, and expecting substantive answers. Who does this decision affect? What protections are in place? Who takes …
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Child AbuseBoyschild safetyChild sexual abuseChild sexual violenceChildrenDECEPTIONGirlsGroomingManipulationMental Wellness and Health
Why Do Very Young Children Need to Learn Sex Education?
Someone on social media asked what parents have been asking for years: Why do very young children need to learn sex education… I have weighed in often on what specifically …
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HealingBody safetyBoundariesConsentFemale Health and SafetySafe Boundaried SpacesSelf careSelf LoveSelf Worth
How Much of Your Abuse Story Do You Have to Tell?
You can tell someone that you had a painful childhood without handing them the whole house key. Some people hear a small disclosure and immediately begin opening doors. Who was …