female health civil rights

updated from December 4, 2024 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”  -James Baldwin Sincere conversations around ending violence against …

We cannot keep living in a world where every tool meant to protect women and girls gets dragged into a tug of war. On one end, new ideas are twisted …

When we say, “He objectified her,” we make it sound like mere casual disrespect. What really happens is extermination of recognition. She is not reduced to a sex object. She …

  updated March 27, 2025 You saw our hair. Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not our pain. Just our hair. You formed opinions. You whispered. You rolled your eyes.But …

Truth is still in the business of setting people free. People often misunderstand what happens when a woman calls a domestic violence hotline or reaches out to an advocate. They …

“For example, it is estimated that one out of every three women in the world has suffered sexual assault or violence from an intimate partner …….one out of every five …

The thing about ‘female exams’ is that we have to make our bodies available to doctors, but we have no idea what they may be doing to our bodies.    …

When People Say “Woman Is a Feeling,” Something Important Disappears We know that we were not born to give men feelings. We were made for so much more.  Some repeat …

updated from September 25, 2023 For over thirty years I have been dedicated to working to end violence against women and girls. Along the way, I worked closely with law …