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 …
Boundaries
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BoundariesAudioAudio/PodcastConsentSafeguardingSafetySelf careSelf LoveSelf Worth
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Women's RightsAbuseAbuse of PowerBlack WomenBody safetyBoundarieschild safetyCivil Rights & Social JusticeCoercionDisability and Chronic IllnessFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyTeensWomanism/FeminismWomen
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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Women's RightsAbuseAbuse of PowerBoundarieschild safetyCivil Rights & Social JusticeConsentJustice is Authentic LoveLegal/CourtroomWomen
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 …
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TechnologyAbuseAbuse of PowerBody safetyBoundariesDECEPTIONFemale Civil RightsFemale HealthFemale Health and SafetyFemicideManipulationMedia
5 Red Flags That Technology Meant to Protect Us Can Become a Tool of Control: What Women Need to Know About Surveillance and Safety
Who isn’t surveilling women these days? There have been documented cases where law enforcement officers allegedly misused Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems to monitor romantic partners, ex-partners, …
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RED FLAGSBook ClubBoundariesCampus violenceChild Abusechild safetyChild sexual abuseDECEPTIONFemale Health and Safetyfemale health civil rightsJustice is Authentic LoveLegal/CourtroomManipulationRapeSafe Boundaried SpacesSafeguardingSafetyViolationViolence Against WomenWE Survive Abuse Book Club
12 Most Alarming Revelations Ann Rule Shared About Knowing Ted Bundy
Ann Rule is one of my faves. I liked her long before I started hearing about her connection to Ted Bundy. Her insight into the tragic stories she told was …
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BoundariesBody safetyCivil Rights & Social JusticeCoercionDECEPTIONFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyManipulation
The Time Budget: 10 Reasons Saying “No” is a Strict Financial Decision
Imagine opening your bank account and realizing a stranger has been authorized to swipe your debit card whenever they feel like buying a coffee, a meal, or a new pair …
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Women's RightsAbuse of PowerAffirmationsAudio/PodcastBoundariesVideoWomanism/Feminism
Women Healing Among One Another is Not Hate (audio short)
Can human rights organizations protect multiple groups without asking women and girls to disappear? It truly bothered me that Amnesty took aim at a woman’s shelter and services that were …
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Abuse of PowerBoundariesCivil Rights & Social JusticeCultureHerstory/HistoryHuman TraffickingRapeRED FLAGSVictims Rights
Why Dismissing Boundaries Around the “N-Word” is a Form of Cultural Gaslighting
Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother’s son, we who believe in …
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Black WomenBoundariesCivil Rights & Social JusticeDECEPTIONfemale health civil rightsManipulationPolitical ActionPowerRED FLAGSWomanism/FeminismWomenWomen's Rights
When History Becomes Pressure: How Black Women Are Asked to Carry More
If learning about the burdens carried by Black women yesterday becomes another reason we are expected to carry everyone today, then the lesson has been turned upside down. Pain should …
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Women's RightsAbuseAbuse of PowerAdvocates/ActivistsBoundariesCivil Rights & Social JusticeFemale Civil RightsFemale Health and SafetyGlobal ConflictHerstory/HistoryMisogynyViolence Against WomenWomanism/FeminismWomen
The World Has Studied Women’s Reactions More Than Men’s Actions
The people carrying the pain and the burdens are often the people least heard Those with the most protection do not get to dictate the survival choices of those who …