female health civil rights

Q: What is a rape kit? A rape kit (also called a sexual assault forensic evidence kit) is used to collect DNA and physical evidence from a person who has …

Some of us were taught that being a “good person” meant keeping quiet.Smoothing things over.Soften the blow.Protect their reputation.Look the other way.Pretend you didn’t hear what you heard.Didn’t see what …

It Can Be a Ramp-Up to Violence. Especially Against the Vulnerable. Too often, male agitation is brushed off.He’s “just stressed.”He’s “had a rough day.”“He didn’t mean it like that.” But …

A Message for Every Woman Who Was Taught to Shrink Herself to Keep the Peace The violence against oppressed communities is real, but they load the burden onto the wrong …

A Survivor-centered truth from an advocate who has witnessed too much silence Let’s tell the truth—because lives depend on it. I’ve worked with Survivors for over 30 years. Women from …

“My mouth had no words, but my body remembered everything.” There’s something we don’t talk about enough—not in hospitals, not in public, and certainly not in Survivor spaces. What happens …

Let’s tell the truth—pregnancy should never be a death sentence. But in the United States, the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum women isn’t a medical condition—it’s homicide. …

It is not hateful to say this out loud: The same laws that allow males to identify into women’s spaces—without any proof, process, or protection—are the same laws that make …

It is not hateful to name a reality:The same laws that allow trans-identified males to enter women’s spaces also open the door for any man—including those with predatory intentions—to simply …

✊🏾 1. Many Black women rejected the idea that womanhood flows from whiteness. Throughout history, Black women have critiqued the idea that womanhood must be defined by white standards—whether in …