Category: Women's Rights
Courtney Stodden’s Lifetime Movie Exposes the Public Grooming of a Child Bride—and the Cruelty of Celebrity Culture
The Lifetime movie about Courtney Stodden is more than a retelling of [...]
10 Clear Signs He Doesn’t Respect You (And How Survivors Can Break Free From the Programming That Keeps Us Silent)
Respect isn’t what he says in public. It’s how he moves when no one is [...]
The Cage Looks Different, But It’s Still a Cage
Some men enforce gender roles by pushing women into cages:
Be obedien [...]
Why Women Should Fear Less About Being Called “Outsiders
The Power of Being Labeled an Outsider
History shows us that women wh [...]
No Predator Has the Authority to Rename Violence As a “Right.”
Abusers call what they do to women and children by many names. They dr [...]
What Happens When Women Reach Their Breaking Point: The Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Cost of Carrying Too Much for Too Long
When a human being, especially a woman who has been carrying others fo [...]
Men Have a Duty to Be Safe Around Women and Children
We need to say this more often, and we need to say it without apology: [...]
Stop Shaming Women for Protecting Themselves
Too often, when a woman dares to speak up about her own safety needs, [...]
Changing Restrooms, Changing Questions: What You Should Know
How come they can build these things that bring men in closer proxim [...]
The Economist: Why Nations that Fail Women FAIL
Please do not watch this pretend that the West is exempt or any politi [...]
When Writing Becomes Duty
We don't talk enough about women who have written their way through pa [...]
Why Doesn’t She Leave? Because Leaving Costs Money
Why doesn’t she leave? Because leaving costs money.She needs firs [...]
Hidden Misogyny: The Kind That Smiles in Your Face
Not all misogyny shouts. Some of it whispers. Some of it comes dress [...]
Courtesy or Compelled Speech? Why the Difference Matters
There’s a difference between choosing courtesy and being forced into c [...]
True Rights Protect—They Don’t Endanger Women and Children
Access to women's private spaces is not a matter of "human rights". Ac [...]
Misogyny Hides Well, Until Women Rise.
When women step into leadership with truth on our tongue [...]
Every Woman Deserves to Be Heard in the Delivery Room
Please pay close attention to this woman's story and her words.&nb [...]
Reclaiming Anna Julia Cooper: Why Black Women’s Liberation Is Not a Call to Self-Sacrifice
1. The Distortion of Cooper’s Vision
Some have taken Cooper’s line t [...]
65 Beliefs Some Men Hold About Women: Control, Boundaries, and the Fight for Choice
For some women, these beliefs work just fine. And I believe in ladies [...]
‘Playing Victim’: How Racism Silences Black Voices and Blocks True Healing in America
Wherever there is harm—whether domestic violence, sexual violence, sta [...]