female health civil rights

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Some men don’t fear the harm they cause.They fear the moment a woman finally says,“You will not harm me anymore.” This is perpetrator fragility—when a man responds to being …

Some men (and women) don’t define harm as what they’ve done.They define harm as a woman’s refusal to keep quiet about it. In this upside-down worldview, her voice becomes the …

[wesurviveabuse.com] There are men—too many—who believe that a woman harms them simply by refusing to be harmed by them. She sets a boundary.She tells the truth.She leaves.She survives. And suddenly …

In the work of protecting children, hard truths often sit at the intersection of culture, medicine, and power. And in that intersection, those of us who advocate for survivors must …

In the United States, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is illegal under federal law.But it took decades of struggle, advocacy, and survivor voices to get here. And the fight isn’t over. …

In the United States, there has always been a clash between cultural beliefs and the safety of the child. We just happen to be diverse like that.  Some call it …

Celebrity trials that encompass domestic violence and rape annoy me. A whole lot of people get to talking about victims like they know them. People who never met the victim …

You look at her and ask, “Why did she stay?” But you don’t know the whole story. You saw a snapshot.She’s been living the full movie. To you, it might …

Throughout history, some of the most dangerous predators have worn masks—not just metaphorical ones, but literal disguises used to deceive, confuse, and gain access to their victims. Among serial killers …

  With all my heart and soul I hate when men do this, Too often, when women say “no”—especially in conversations about safety, space, and autonomy—we are met with a …