Shhhhh… good women are quiet. My mother was a beautiful woman, she never complained. Denial is a silent violence that aims to make invisible a trauma maybe evident or not, to make it acceptable as normal and allow the… Read More ›
violence against women and girls
Patriarchy is Killing Us by Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente
And not softly.. More than 2000 died by feminicide … More than 700 disappeared in Argentina … And more in Latin America and the world. A few days ago they found Micaela dead. Her family, friends and my fellow activists… Read More ›
What Would Malala Do? by Gina Messina-Dysert
October 11th was International Day of the Girl – a movement that empowers girls around the world to see themselves as powerful change agents. This year’s theme is “Innovation for girls’ education.” Certainly, this makes sense given that education is… Read More ›
Rape Culture and Abstinence Only Education by Gina Messina-Dysert
Rape culture, as has been noted on Feminism and Religion in multiple articles (see Carol Christ’s post this week), permeates every aspect of our society, every aspect of our lives. Something that I believe warrants serious attention is Elizabeth Smart’s… Read More ›
Monthly Highlight: Preaching Requires Boldness by Elizabeth J. A. Siwo-Okundi
This post is part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global campaign dedicated to ending gender-based violence. Preachers. We preach sermons for people we often do not know, in times of great joy and deep sorrow,… Read More ›
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