Women

Back in 1993, a young wife named Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband’s male part. When Lorena went on trial, she had to disclose something she did not want to share. …

What does being against racism mean if you are comfortable with what racism has left behind? If someone condemns the cruelty of yesterday but resents every effort to repair its …

Some movements show they are not interested in seeing or hearing from all women. We should not ignore that. “New” or rebranded movements, same old male-entitled and defective vision of …

We have become so accustomed to women arranging their lives around danger that we sometimes mistake their restricted movement for “freedom.” Knowing how to live around a restriction does not …

Sometimes a woman stops explaining because she has learned what happens when she speaks. She raises a concern, and suddenly the conversation is about her attitude. She asks for privacy, …

Have you ever noticed how much patience people expect from someone they’re treating unfairly? They can deny you something that rightfully belongs to you. Make you come back tomorrow. Humiliate …

Have y’all ever noticed how quickly a woman’s presence becomes important when a man needs defending? I’m talking about those moments when a man is facing serious accusations, sometimes even …

There’s something I’ve been thinking about whenever the conversation turns to restricting pornography. I understand wanting to protect children from pornography. Children deserve protection from sexual exploitation and exposure to …

Women do not need another movement handing them a list of acceptable ways to be free. Historically, in many Western societies, surnames passed through the male line. A daughter received …

Amongst Gen X, Boomers, and those blessed with more years, we have been having a conversation for a few years. About gender. When do we remember hearing that term first, …