Category: Female Safety
Even in Progressive Spaces, Systems Still Fail Survivors
In many justice-minded communities, we say the right things:
đŠ Beli [...]
Systems Often Fail to Protect Autonomous People
Weâre often told:âIf you just speak upâŚââIf you leaveâŚââIf you fight [...]
𧊠The Price of Silence: Black Women, Coercive Control, and the Hidden Costs of “Unity”
There is a kind of violence that doesnât leave bruises.A kind that hid [...]
đ§ QUESTIONS TO DETECT REARTICULATION IN ACTION
1. Who is this âsolutionâ really for?
Does it center women an [...]
𧊠REARTICULATION: When the System Repackages Harm in New Clothes
WARNING TO THE LOVING, THE NURTURING, THE HEALERS:
The systems we f [...]
đŁ In Just One Second: 12 Ways People Tell You Theyâre Pro-Abuser
(And Maybe Capable of Abuse Themselves)
Sometimes it doesnât take a [...]
When Itâs Not Pride: 11 Ways Violence Against Black Women Hides Behind âBlack Prideâ
We lift up Black pride as sacredâa celebration of survival, brillian [...]
đď¸ What Rural Women Need from Policymakers
My professional advocacy work in domestic and sexual violence began [...]
đ Why Itâs Harder: Unique Barriers Rural Women Face When Seeking Help for Abuse
When a woman living in a rural area makes the courageous decision to [...]
đ¤ 12 Ways Black Women Are Harmed When Men Weaponize Oppressive Systems
đ¤ 1. Demanding Grace While Denying Ours
Black women are often expecte [...]