Don’t Forget our Teens During Child Abuse Prevention Month
[ad_1] As we consider strategies for preventing child abuse during April, it’s important to remember that older kids and teens are at greater risk of childhood sexual abuse and exploitation than ever before. As these young people mature and experience more freedom and independence, they also need to be equipped with the knowledge to look […]
TRANSGENDWars Are Undermining American Health Care
[ad_1] These are dark days for American transgender citizens. In the past three months, The New York Times reports, 10 Republican-led states have passed laws banning gender-affirming care for minors. Thirteen states now have bans, and more are in the works. Many on the right are using familiar language in this quest. Perhaps most ominously, Daily Wire […]
Women’s eNews Podcast: ‘Women Saving The World’ with guest Andrea Constand
[ad_1] Andrea Constant was one of 63 women who told how they’d been drugged and sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby. She was the first female to stand up to all that power, which helped lead to the #MeToo movement. Her testimony helped convince jurors in a Pennsylvania courtroom to convict Bill Cosby on three counts of aggravated indecent […]
“What Happens to My Baby If I Die?” Pregnant Black Women Have a Lower Chance of Survival
[ad_1] On January 11, 2023, April Valentine went to the Centinela hospital in Los Angeles, CA to give birth. She never made it out. The baby girl survived, but Valentine didn’t, nor did she get to meet her daughter. In an account shared widely on social media, before her death, Valentine and her boyfriend complained […]
What Happened in Portland Will No Longer Stay in Portland: A Woman, Abused as a Girl, Speaks Out
[ad_1] It was on May 14, 2022 when I joined protestors in the ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ March in Portland, Oregon. But even one year later, every time I think about it, it’s like I never left. The woman marching to my right is shrieking into her megaphone: “OUR BODIES OUR CHOICE! MY BODY! MY […]
The ReelAbilities Film Festival: Growing by Inclusion
[ad_1] Movies are enjoyed as a form of entertainment and escapism, with audiences often identifying with what and who they see on screen. Therefore, representation of all individuals matters. Enter ReelAbilities. The ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the US dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions […]
It’s Time We Close the Treatment Gap
[ad_1] Women are the primary decision-makers of family health care decisions in the United States. Yet health inequity is still prevalent here and worldwide, potentially impacting the care for all women, and particularly for women in underserved communities and among Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). From access to screening to the quality of health care women receive, […]
FAMILY COURT DRIVES MOTHERS TO SUICIDE: FORMER BROOKLYN FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IS LATEST VICTIM
[ad_1] Last week, while most Americans were commemorating the Memorial Day Weekend, honoring military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, a mother of three girls would become the latest casualty of a war on a different front. Catherine Youssef Kassenoff, a former U.S. Attorney at the Eastern District of New […]
New Series: WOMXN UP! – Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting Survivor Turns Activist
Seven years ago, on June 12, 2016, a mass shooter killed 49 people and wounded 53 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Tiara Parker, was there that night, along with her cousin, Akyra Monet Murray, celebrating Akyra’s graduation from high school. Tiara made it out alive. Akyra did not. Tiara has since dedicated […]
Afghanistan is a Living Hell for Religious, Sexual, and Gender Minorities: Fereshta Abassi
For more than 10 years, Fereshta Abbasi has investigated and documented human rights violations in Afghanistan. Currently, she is a researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch. Before that, she was a legal advisor at the International Development Law Organization, where one of her duties involved the development of legal skills for Afghanistan’s […]