Category: Violence Against Women

Why Are Women Still Expected to Risk Our Safety Just to Exercise?
Like so many Survivors of childhood sexual violence — and other form [...]

How Many Warnings Does It Take Before We Protect Women Like Sonya Massey?
You know what?
We can’t afford to look at these cases as “isolated in [...]

My Partner Suddenly Changed His Beliefs or Lifestyle and Now Demands That I Change Too. Is That Normal?”
Here's the thing. “Real transformation invites partnership, not submis [...]

Red Flags: Why Do Some People Refuse to Challenge Systems of Harm — and What Does that Reveal About Them?
Women’s safety movements grew from necessity — from the silences of la [...]

Who Protects the Women Whose Stories Don’t Trend
The work of women's safety, women's rights, women's liberation and wom [...]

Stephan Smerk Pleads Guilty in 1994 Slaying of Virginia Mother Robin Lawrence
*48Hours had a female FBI expert who shared valuable ins [...]

Abuse Isn’t About Rage. It’s About Control.
👁️ See It ClearlyWatch who people protect — and who they hurt.
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💔 Why Didn’t I Leave Sooner?
Abuse is confusing.
It’s not constant — it shifts.Abusive peo [...]

💔 “I Was Coerced by Someone I Trusted. I Didn’t Say No. Is It Still Assault?”
This is one of the most common — and most heartbreaking — questions Su [...]

🖤 Why Would Anyone Be Against Your Empowerment?
If someone has a problem with you being empowered, you have to ask [...]