Category: Safety
When a Woman Is Talking About Risk Are We Busy Handing Out Character References?: 11 Signs
updated from April 21, 2026
Her Fear Is Not Yours to Edit
Th [...]
6 Life-Changing Ways Sports Build Courage in Women and Girls
For a short season, my home state had a WNBA team, and I got to go and [...]
When Giving Up Women’s Rights Is Called Progress: 15 Questions Worth Asking
updated from March 23 2025There is a familiar pattern in [...]
Ida B. Wells Was One of America’s Earliest Anti-Sexual-Violence Advocates. It’s Time We Said So.
One of the reasons I started this blog in the early 2000s was because [...]
Before “Domestic Violence”: The History of How Women Finally Named Abuse
For generations, women endured violence that society treated as a priv [...]
The Gate That Didn’t Trust Anyone (podcast episode)
The Gate That Didn't Trust AnyoneAt first glance, it's just an old [...]
10 Ways Faux Concern About Cheek Swabs in Sports Does Not Protect Black Women—It Exploits Us
updated from March 27, 2025
It is an age-old, exhausting pattern: e [...]
12 Most Alarming Revelations Ann Rule Shared About Knowing Ted Bundy
Ann Rule is one of my faves. I liked her long before I started hearing [...]
When “I’ll Kill Myself If You Leave” Becomes Abuse: 15 Things Women Need to Know About Suicide Threats and Emotional Blackmail
updated from November 18 2024Helping a woman put herself first bec [...]
10 Lessons the African Drongo Bird Teaches Us About Manipulation
Updated from January 11 2026
Most of us have the capa [...]