Womanism/Feminism

There is a question people continue to ask victims of sexual violence: Why didn’t you go to the police? I have worked hotlines. I have responded to women who were …

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 …

Having worked directly with colleges and universities as statewide coalitions serving domestic and sexual violence victims I can say this…… If you are a college student dealing with stalking, dating …

✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com updated from May 24 2025 We’re taught to look for bruises, raised voices, or slammed doors.But the most dangerous form of abuse often starts quietly—with language. It …

Consent is not only the right to say yes. It is the freedom to say no without punishment, persuasion, or a campaign to change your mind. Consent is not only …

There is an age when “Why?” is one of the sweetest and most exhausting words in the English language. Why is the sky blue? Why do dogs bark? Why do …

Who benefits when women are encouraged to understand their sexual boundaries as especially open to revision? Women have spent a great deal of history being told that their own sexual …

  updated from March 23 2025 There is a familiar pattern in history. Women organize. Women speak. Women document harm. Women build shelters, create opportunities, change laws, and fight for …

Updated from June 8, 2025 No matter the group of men who disregard female humanity—who they like, who they don’t like, what they like- the tactics of misogynistic males remain …

He only likes women in roles that benefit him.Mother. Lover. Helper. Muse. Nurse. Secretary. Emotional sponge. Cheerleader. Protector. Once a woman becomes a full person with limits, needs, opinions, and …