One of the reasons I started this blog in the early 2000s was because of something I kept seeing after serving in many different roles within the movement to end …
Tonya GJ Prince
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24 Undeniable Ways Opening Women’s Spaces to Biological Males Threatens Female Rights
“This isn’t a big deal. We have bigger issues.” EXACTLY. The issues of women’s and girls’ safety, human rights, opportunities, and autonomy are a HUGE deal. Loss of safety and …
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Power Dynamics and Homicide: Examining the Chiquita Tate Case
This is a tragic ending to a beautiful and bright light that challenges a lot of myths about domestic violence only occurring in relationships where the woman is lacking in …
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🚨 The Women Who Climbed the Ladder Are Now Pulling It Up Behind Them
Truth does not become false because it becomes unpopular. And the truth is, as proud as we are of some of these women for how they climbed the ladder. The …
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Before “Domestic Violence”: The History of How Women Finally Named Abuse
For generations, women endured violence that society treated as a private problem. This is the story of how finding the right words changed law, culture, and countless lives. Before It …
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The Gate That Didn’t Trust Anyone (podcast episode)
The Gate That Didn’t Trust Anyone At first glance, it’s just an old wooden gate.It squeaks when it opens. It always swings shut. It stands quietly between a flourishing garden …
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The Physical Reality of Trauma: Why Boundaries Aren’t Optional
There is nothing abstract about the blood on the floor. The room could be a delivery room. A girl’s restroom after school. A woman’s restroom after a meeting. A forensic …
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A Woman-Centered Truth About FGM We Cannot Abandon (w/list of resource organizations)
updated from December 13, 2025 FGM victims’ fury as academics compare practice to cosmetic surgery Any honest critique of global efforts to address female genital mutilation must begin here: Girls’ …
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12 Ways That We Rob Women—Then Judge Their Survival
It is a contradiction to restrict women’s opportunities, safety, or autonomy and then criticize the ways women adapt. If we want different outcomes, we must examine the conditions we as …
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Why We Test: The Hidden History of Fairness in Sports—and in Women’s Lives
Panic. You can always tell when men are being asked to do something that women have always been expected to do. Did you know? All female athletes at the Olympic …