Abuse of Power

Some truths are not too complex to understand—they’re just too inconvenient to admit. Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious little girl who would simply run up …

“If they took your voice, take it back. If they laughed at your story, tell it louder.”— Survivor Affirmations There are some words that come into the conversation already carrying …

There is a lot going on in the world. But crimes against women—especially stalking, coercive control, and violence—don’t take time off. They don’t pause for elections, trends, or shifts in …

If there were no men in the room,no men in the equation,no men to protect or appease— would anyone ever look a girl in the eye and say: “It’s not …

Gaslighting is when someone tries to make you doubt your own reality—your memory, your feelings, your instincts, your truth. It’s not just lying.It’s lying with the intention to control you. …

It is not women who are being exclusionary when we protect our spaces.It is not women who are the barrier to real, lasting change. When people refuse to recognize that …

Women fight differently. When the Taliban ordered Afghan women not to sing,they sang anyway.Soft, loud, hidden, public — they sang their existence into the air, refusing to be erased. During …

I’m not angry at other women.Not even the ones who shame, silence, or mock.Not even the ones who call truth-telling “too much,” “too angry,” or “too divisive.” I understand the …

Like most acts of violence against women,invasion of boundaries doesn’t just show up with brute force.It counts on betrayal.It counts on a hand extended, not in sisterhood, but in sabotage. …

Some women will drench you in compliments, promises, and affection —not to celebrate you,not to empower you,but to disarm you. They come smiling, arms wide open, calling you “sister,”only to …