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Sometimes men speak as though women are surprised when men take a strong moral position about the death of children, particularly in conversations about abortion or a mother who kills …

Every so often, a politician appears who is interesting not because you agree with everything he says, but because he appears willing to say something his own political tribe does …

A movement does not become more compassionate by asking the vulnerable to become invisible. True justice makes more room without removing the people who were already standing there.   Who …

The Quiet Zone authored by Petal Kimberly Samuel There is a kind of quiet that feels like freedom. The house after everyone has gone to sleep. Sitting in the car …

We were taught what women won. We weren’t always taught what women paid. We should talk more about the women who died fighting for women’s civil rights. Women did not …

They tell me that I have despised being told what to do since I was a baby. I LOVE learning. Those are two different things, and sometimes, depending on who …

I have been talking about “institutional betrayal” and women and I wanted to acknowledge Dr. Jennifer Freyd who is credited with coining the phrase. “Institutional betrayal” describes how trusted institutions …

For generations, women fought to move the line forward: toward safety, freedom, education, economic independence, bodily autonomy, and the right to move through the world without asking permission. But progress …

Women should not have to wait for a man to demonstrate the danger before anyone respects the warning….. This week, two former NBA players announced they intend to enter the …

Identity is not a shield. A label is not a character reference. A man can be kind in public and entitled in private. A man can understand oppression and still …