Category: Abuse of Power
Why Is Everybody Debating What a Woman Is Instead of Asking Why People Fear Male Violence?
You don't have to worry about who we women are—since you don't seem to [...]
Why Do We Keep Teaching Women and Children to Live Around Harm Instead of Stopping the People Causing It?
They were in the kitchen. It was a small, minor disagreement, b [...]
12 Hallmarks of Self-Abandonment: When Keeping Everyone Else Happy Means Losing Yourself
How we slowly surrender our boundaries, judgment, and needs, and what [...]
Black Women Have Carried the Community Long Enough. When Will OUR Safety Become a Priority?
If your vision of justice requires Black women to accept more danger, [...]
Sherrie Laurie Fought to Keep an Alaska Women’s Shelter Safe. Why Are Women Still Being Asked to Explain Their Need for Safety?
I don't think people understand that working in a women's shelter mean [...]
I Have Spent Too Many Years Listening to Women and Children to Believe That Saying Something Makes It True
I have spent more than 30 years working with women and children who ha [...]
When Blackness Is Clear but Womanhood Becomes a Debate: A Question for Black Leaders
When you are a woman—an adult female human being who has overlapping d [...]
You Can’t Say the F-Word on Television, but You Can Call Women Whores?
When insulting women is considered entertainment, but women obje [...]
When Someone Knows You’re Uncomfortable and Keeps Pushing: Recognizing Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse can be difficult to explain in a society that struggle [...]
When Women’s Rights Become Criminal Complaints: The Case of Marguerite Stern and Dora Moutot
A woman does not become hateful because she refuses to believe what so [...]