Category: Political Action

What Does It Really Mean To Be Socialized As a Woman?
To be socialized as a woman means to be trained â subtly and overtly â [...]

Gender Critical Thinkers: How Can We Speak of Freedom When So Many Women Still Canât Speak at All?
A womanist does not enter this conversation as a spectator â we enter [...]

Why Do People Call Gender-Critical Women âExtremistsâ When Weâre Just Talking About Safety?
Survivor advocacy has always required naming what endangers women and [...]

đ Why Do Women Always End Up Doing All the Emotional Work?
Youâre not imagining it.
Every time peace needs patching, s [...]

Stop Calling It Respect When Itâs Really Silence
When children are trapped in abusive homes, theyâre not just harmed by [...]

What Happens When Women Fully Stop Performing Labor For the Male Gaze?
Words That Tried to Tame WomenFor generations, women have been sha [...]

Black Women Have Always Spoken Truth to Power â and We Still Will
In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination ar [...]

Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members (from ProPublica)
Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on lif [...]

Red Flags: Why Do Some People Refuse to Challenge Systems of Harm â and What Does that Reveal About Them?
Womenâs safety movements grew from necessity â from the silences of la [...]

Why Are Women Told to Stay Calm About Things That Should Horrify Everyone?
When women, girls, and children talk about boundaries, itâs not hate s [...]