Coercion

updated from April 18, 2025 In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. -Shirley Chisholm …..(don’t ever let anyone tell you …

A good, strong boundary might save your life one day. Where is She? She joined the group because she believed in what it stood for. The people were warm, the …

Women have historically organized around power differently. Again and again, women have sought power to create refuge rather than conquest, safety rather than supremacy, opportunity rather than control. This is …

You have chosen to lie  for a man you respect.   I have chosen to tell the truth  for all the women I’ve never met.   ~Aja the Poet updated …

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 …

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 …

Affirmation: My body belongs to me. My voice matters. My boundaries are worthy of respect. I do not have to surrender my comfort, safety, or dignity to make someone else …

We have got to stop treating the violent crossing of human boundaries as a ‘lapse in judgment.’ You don’t accidentally break into a woman’s peace; some choose to dominate it. …

  It is important to remember that in domestic violence relationships, children are victims too. Children, especially girl children, are often the early warning system to violence to come. Evil …

Much of today’s manipulation no longer looks openly threatening. It often arrives looking compassionate, progressive, emotionally intelligent, romantic, therapeutic, empowering, or inclusive. That doesn’t mean those things are manipulative. It …