Category: Abuse
When Black Women Speak About Violence, Too Many People Attack the Voice Instead of the Harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk8VmR4KCANow streaming on Ama [...]
Not Every Ugly Moment Is Abuse: Why Survivors Need Us to Keep Our Language Precise
I happened upon a story on social media recently about a long marriage [...]
When the Mask Matters More Than the Truth, Survivors Are Pushed to Disappear
There is a reason people cling so tightly to labels when harm is expos [...]
They’d Say You Asked For It: The Cost of a Woman’s Truth in a World That Loves a Lie
When you watch Thelma & Louise, you aren’t just watching a [...]
When Women Call for Help—and the System Does Not See Someone Worth Protecting
We are nowhere close to being able to collapsing women's issues into t [...]
Maya Angelou Went Silent After Trauma. What Her Story Can Teach Us About Children Who Cannot Speak
There is something else we should remember when reading the childhood [...]
10 Women Who Paid With Their Lives While Fighting for Women’s Freedom
We were taught what women won. We weren't always taught what women pai [...]
When Is a Woman’s “No” Not Considered a Form of Hate?
Her name was Marzieh Nieri. She was 23 years old.Marzieh said she [...]
She Lied to Herself First: How Women Protect Harmful Men—And Turn on Other Women
updated from June 7, 2025
There’s a quiet lie that echoes through [...]
Facing Reality: Identity Does Not Erase Patterns of Male Violence
updated from March 11 2025
We can respect individuals while remaining [...]