12 ways women are pressured, persuaded, and sometimes punished for refusing to organize their lives around men. Women are human beings in our own right. Yet across cultures, religions, families,…
Women have a lot to consider before dating a man….. Deciding whether to date someone is a process of discovery, not a single yes-or-no question that another person is entitled…
We Celebrated Women’s Gains. We Also Need to Talk About What Is Being Eroded. There is a story we often tell about women’s progress. Women organized, laws changed, rape became…
A great deal of traditional courtship came with restrictions on women that deserve criticism. But it also came with an understood language of courtship: I am asking for your consideration,…
I’m actually tired of seeing articles whining about women not being nicer to men from mainstream publications, as we see videos and articles of women and children being murdered by…
As an advocate, you find that women are often relieved to talk with someone about the “red flags” we might ignore because we aren’t sure whether we’re being too harsh…
“It’s easier this way” can sound like a small decision. Let him choose the restaurant. Don’t bring that subject up tonight. Invite the relative who always causes trouble. Laugh off…
Sometimes a woman says, “I can do whatever I want.” And technically, she can. There may be no locked door, no written rule, no direct command telling her what she…
Women have been finding one another and making a way for a very long time. We are not beginning. We are continuing…. A particular feeling comes over me when history…
This list is brilliant because it captures the messy truth so succinctly. This list is usually credited to a second-wave feminist who goes by the online username “TheBewilderness” (also referred…