Lately, we’ve seen more people comparing sex-based boundaries for women and girls (like in shelters, sports, prisons, bathrooms) to Jim Crow-era racia [...]
“Beware the man who calls you beast — he is preparing to be your cage or your butcher.”
At We Survive Abuse, we speak truth — even when it’s uncomfo [...]
“Fear is the tool of the tyrant and the weapon of the weak.”
— African ProverbFear as a Tool of Control
Throughout history, fe [...]
One of the most persistent, tired myths used to scare women into compliance is the idea that if we follow feminism, womanism, or choose to remain un [...]
"If it tries to diminish me, my health,
my safety,
my ascendance,
or my rights,
it is unacceptable, to me."
Tonya [...]
Survivor: “You saw what he did to me. Why didn’t you say anything?”Enabler: “I didn’t want to get involved. Besides, it’s not like he meant [...]
Self-mastery is the foundation of the most powerful and effective advocacy.
Survivor, before you fight for others, before you take on the weight of t [...]
This is how you do it!It was 1984. Vanessa Williams was surrounded on all sides. Everyone was angry when she won Ms. America including some promin [...]
Betrayal is not always loud. It does not always come with a clear sign or a dramatic confrontation. Sometimes, it comes wrapped in silence, in denial, [...]
Miss us entirely with all of your hurdles for women to clear demonstrating that we can "be kind" in a world does nothing to make this world safer for [...]
Violence against women and children is a pervasive issue, often perpetuated by misconceptions that downplay its severity and prevalence. Recognizing [...]
Women’s spaces exist for safety, healing, solidarity, and empowerment—yet, men demanding access to these spaces is a continuation of male entitlement, [...]
Coercion isn’t always obvious. It can be subtle, disguised as “concern,” “tradition,” or even “love.” Many women experience coercion in daily life w [...]
When a man dictates:who she gets to be and under what conditions
what a woman will do,
how she will do it,
where she will go, and [...]
