Safeguarding

I wasn’t deeply familiar with this young woman prior to watching the Lifetime movie. I’m a bit out of her target age range. But being a teenager and then enjoying …

How come they can build these things that bring men in closer proximity to women and children but not more homes for the unhoused, affordable homes for working class folks, …

Not all misogyny shouts. Some of it whispers. Some of it comes dressed as politeness, concern, or tradition. It’s when women are praised for being “selfless” while their needs go …

Wherever there is harm—whether domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, or racism—there is often the same pattern: minimization, denial, and reverse blaming. Survivors are shamed for naming the truth, while those …

She told a friend once: “The first time he raised his voice again, I knew.” Her friend asked, “How could you know? Maybe he was just upset.” But she remembered …

Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, it leaves too much room for people to hide intent, to blur goals, to claim the word while working …

There was another time I learned just how selective feminism and women’s work can be. After 30 plus years of service, there are too many.  That time when writer and …

People tend to treat Black women like our empathy is a faucet that you can turn on and off at will. When it doesn’t work they actually complain like we …

It isn’t enough to expose the myths about unkind men pretending to be protectors. Survivors, women, and communities also need to know what real protection looks like. Protection isn’t about …

Safety never comes from cruelty. One of the strongest predictors of future abuse is past abuse. Men who have harmed partners before are likely to repeat the pattern—because abuse is …