Girls

“Society falls when older persons don’t plant trees they will never sit under”  Remember when people used to joke that young women went to college to earn their “MRS. degree”? …

Not every person is used to or comfortable with people telling women and girls, “yes.” What an opportunity we have for growth right now. Boys and men often grow up …

What’s missing here is the understanding that girl’s sports are a handicap category, a venue for protected competition that exists to exclude advantaged people who could otherwise displace them. The …

  A girl changes her route home to avoid harassment. Another tells a doctor how much her period hurts and leaves feeling dismissed. A Black girl speaks up about how …

Someone on social media asked what parents have been asking for years: Why do very young children need to learn sex education… I have weighed in often on what specifically …

Some people love a strong woman right up until she tells them no. You may have met that person. They admire how you speak your mind, how you “handle your …

Amongst Gen X, Boomers, and those blessed with more years, we have been having a conversation for a few years. About gender. When do we remember hearing that term first, …

Years ago, I interviewed for a position with a statewide sexual violence coalition. I had earned my bachelor’s degree (Organizational Management and Development) from a Christian university not far from …

I have spent many years listening to women and girls describe things others expected them to accept. Things that hurt them. Things that frightened them. They were told these were necessary …

It isn’t hard for leaders to protect girls, but they have to act. To whom much is given, much is expected. We gotta start expecting more from leaders when it …