I saw something today that angered me. Not just as a journalist, but as a woman.
Nov 12, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Feminism, Pop-Culture, Press, Radio & television, Womanism
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Choosing Afkham as ambassador took a few minutes, but choosing her successor took four months.
Nov 08, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Diplomacy, Feminism, Foreign Leaders, Leadership, Womanism
Ask smart questions, not 'eating after the show.' You make me look like an idiot.
Nov 10, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Fashion, Feminism, Food and Drink, Pop-Culture, Womanism
The advancement of the abortion industry’s bottom line shouldn’t take precedent over women’s health, and we look forward to demonstrating the validity of these important health and safety requirements in court.
Nov 13, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Courts & Supreme Court, Ethics, Family, Feminism, Policy, Womanism
I see myself in these girls. I see my daughters in these girls. These girls are our girls, and I simply can't walk away from them. So for me, this is truly a moral issue.
Sep 17, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Education, Equal rights, Ethics, Feminism, Gender, Human RIghts, Sex & Sexuality, Womanism
He told me that I will be a wife but I was just innocent, I wanted to come to school. But that man wanted me to be a third wife. I told him, I will not be your wife, and he caned me.
Oct 11, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Ethics, Feminism, Human RIghts, Power & Privilege, Relationships & Marriage, Womanism
A real man is one that doesn’t feel the need to dim the light of his woman in order to make himself feel brighter.
Oct 07, 2015
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I don’t often walk into a situation feeling nervous, and I did.
Aug 24, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Arts & Literature, Dance, Feminism, Music & Film, Pop-Culture, Sports & Leisure, Womanism
Far too many women are much more hurt by being called fat or ugly than they are by being called not smart, or not a leader. If someone told me that I was stupid or that I wasn't a leader, or that I wasn't witty or quick or perceptive, I'd be devastated.
Sep 04, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Feminism, Pop-Culture, Power & Privilege, Wisdom, Womanism
Schools have an obligation -- a legal obligation and a moral obligation -- to protect every student’s right to get an education free from discrimination, free from fear.
Sep 14, 2015
- Published in & Mujerista, Education, Feminism, Womanism