Category: Womanism/Feminism
Everyone Deserves Safety. That Does Not Mean Everyone Needs the Same Safe Space.
You know, none of these problems are new. The problem has always been [...]
Women’s Rights Were Never Just for Feminine Women: How Stereotypes Can Be Used to Divide Women.
There is a mistake we can make when thinking about divide-and-conquer [...]
The Redirection Trap: How Conversations About Women Get Hijacked (And How to Spot It)
Remember when the Supreme Court of the United States [...]
10 Lessons for Survivors from Melba Wilson’s Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest
Melba Wilson wrote about something that Black women had certainly been [...]
Women Are Already Being Kind: 12 Ways Women and Girls Are Taught to Give, Care, Serve, and Sacrifice
There is something strange about repeatedly telling women and girls th [...]
The Question Nobody Answers About Mixed-Sex Spaces: What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?
I did not arrive at female boundaries because I assumed every male was [...]
Marcia Johnson, Part 2: Follow the Chain. Why Was Her Safety Riding on $5,000?
At first glance, the story of Marcia Johnson can produce a very simple [...]
When You Change a Safety Boundary, Tell Women What Replaced It: 10 Questions We Have Every Right to Ask
Another man has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault inside a [...]
What Women Should Know About the Tremaine Carroll Case: When Institutions Decide Women Can Absorb the Risk
There is something about the Tremaine Carroll case that becomes cleare [...]
The Brochure Says “We Take Your Safety Seriously.” But What Happens When a Survivor Actually Reports?
Institutions know how to write beautiful promises.“We take all rep [...]