Safeguarding

No child is “the issue.” This is about the adults. If girls must continually prove their goodness through accommodation, we have not finished unlearning sexism Some people seem very concerned …

“We are trying to help you. We are breaking gender norms.” Sam Morgan/@CrunchAlias on x.com: You are not in favour of “gender abolition”, you are in favour of gender totalitarianism. …

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 …

    updated from January 17 2025 We have gotten far too comfortable piling girls with all the no’s in the world. No, you can’t go there. No, you can’t …

  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 …

Putting Yourself First Isn’t Selfish: What an Airplane Oxygen Mask Taught Me About Caring for Others Have you ever felt guilty for taking care of yourself before taking care of …

There is something we need to pay closer attention to when people announce progress. Sometimes lawmakers and institutions expand the number of people included in a policy, and everybody celebrates. …

There is something deeply troubling about watching a documentary about murdered women and realizing how many of the dangers they faced extend far beyond the places where they worked.  Oxygen’s …

Most people are perfectly capable of thinking, reasoning, and making thoughtful decisions. We do it every day. We manage families, solve problems at work, care for loved ones, and navigate …

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 …