March 8, 2018 International women’s day. Happy women’s Day I want to call support for women all over the world. Especially the Tamil women living in Sri Lanka. I am currently living in the U.S., but I was born in Sri Lanka.…
“This Can not be true!. I must be dreaming”. These two lines were continuously bumping inside my head, and were making a thumping sound from my heart, which I could feel in my throat. My eyes were completely bulged out from…
HelpAge USA CEO Kate Bunting attended Women Deliver’s 5th Global Conference on gender equality and women's rights in Vancouver, Canada from June 3 to June 6. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate for the different…
I recently went to a protest demanding justice forMichael Brown, the unarmed African American teenager who was killed by a police officer this August. The police officer who killed him got no punishment, rather, the police…
College life awaits- new dreams, new opportunities & new challenges Happy enthusiastic & excited were my feelings But the very first day I stepped out All I could feel was horrified, scared & ashamed! Because a…
Hello, I am a member of World Pulse from Canada. Since 1993 Jeanne Sarson and I have been human rights activists for women and girls who have endured non-State torture (NST). We have just launched a new website. Have a look…
LEARNING FROM FAILURE Failure is the word which awakens new hope and new challenge. Mannat I belong to a middle class family where parents have lots of hopes from children that when they will grow will be a source of income.…
As a professional journalist, I've encountered many cases and stories show the bias and the oppression that women in middle East including my self are dealing with, "women are nothing they are blunt and retarded" those words…
l y a de cela quelques jours, une page irakienne traitant des droits et du statut des femmes irakiennes dans la société avait partagé un sorte de «challenge» pour faire parler davantage des menstruations: en parler, les…
It is BLACK HISTORY MONTH in America. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE BLACK HERO and WHY ? Wow! This is tough for me. There are soooo many greats, famous and not. Like Rosa Parks who REFUSED to sit in the back of the bus during the…
The other day I was told that I have blossomed in the last few years and have grown into myself. At first, I felt offended. I thought I had blossomed a long time ago lol. But after continuously having this statement running…
What my mother told me. Your wealth is your mind. Knowledge transmission across generations. Tribute to Ma. On award of National Medal for Development of Women in spheres of Journalism/ Development of Women. See link http://…
I will be having a workshop on the topic empowered women and girls to be lead the change. This workshop will be on the 21st of these month. Will share pictures and all after the workshop is over. Stay tune for more
Puberty: The Wonder Years is a curriculum for students ages 9 to 13, but may be used with older students who have not received the basic information about the changes they will experience as they go through puberty. Puberty…
I am an educationist, women's rights and interfaith harmony builder in Pakistan. When I was 13 I had to face religious discrimination in my school for my Christian faith therefor I left the school and made my own school in…
White American women, who voted in Donald Trump better vote democratic this time. Or say goodbye to Roe vs Wade. The old white GOP men are making choices for women and if you want to have reproductive rights you should be…
Over the past few years, thousands of organizations and projects have made the promise of making social enterprise a reality, and we are now able to recognize its true potential. Policymakers turn towards social enterprise…
As a woman and a filmmaker, I continuously strive to overcome the hurdle of continued misogyny, not only in the world of film-making, but also in my own daily life. As a socially awkward, introverted person, I cannot take on…
A quick search into inventions that have marked the evolution of transport yields only male names: George Stephenson (railway), Siegfried Marcus, Karl Benz (automobile) Kirkpatric Marmillan (bicycle), Carlton C. McGee (…
I pretend to write books But really I am one. His hands pried open the covers of my lips And wrote horror stories on the white papyrus of my baby teeth. I’d never seen him read, really, But he made fairy tale from my saliva…
I feel like I am losing Parts of me, And I will keep losing Until I am empty And reach Where this inner journey Is taking me. The matter of each day now And I grow stranger to myself! That stranger self, Though stranger…
I am that girl Not pretty enough. Not strong enough. Not funny enough. Not nice enough. Not fat enough. Not slim enough. Not intelligent enough. BUT DEFINITELY NOT FAKE. Every girl should appreciate how they are and who they…
