I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
Her eyes are the color of sadness The soul is chained with scars Body broken, withered Her heart in a flame of pain And she wonders Do they feel my pain? Where's the key to the shackles? Feel it sweetheart They hear you,…
I am an Afghan girl. I was born and spent my childhood in Afghanistan, where a girl never lives for herself. Every second of my life is lived for others. I have never been the girl I wanted to be. When I imagine that I am…
Padman is Akshy Kumar’s latest movie based on the life of a real life superhero ArunachalamMuruganantham, an Indian school-dropout, who invented low-cost machines to manufacture sanitary napkins for women. The idea emerged…
It was a wonderful evening after work that Thursday night and we were all relaxing at home with some sitcom and all of a sudden there was uproar outside our building. By the time we got there, an elderly woman was holding a…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
It was the time when conflict was going on in our area, it was riots in my city and too much tension. After my graduation I started working with the riots affected community, first as a volunteer then as a job. It was not…
My life as a young girl in a rural village of Afghanistan seemed like a world free of violence. I didn’t feel the threat of harassment, assault and insecurity. I had a number of extraordinary talents. When I was still at an…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
Earlier this year, I reconnected with an old friend. Our conversation was regular, run-off-the-mill, touching upon our every day lives, when things took a different turn. Something brought up an old memory of abuse at the…
My name is Josphine from central Kenya. I am in my mid-thirties and a mother of two girls aged 9 and 5; and currently employed full-time. I believe life is supposed to be a journey, and as an experience of what we make it.…
Let it be the world, The world I have dreamed of A green and peaceful world where everyone is equal, where everyone is free In that world, I want to be a girl full of courage and enthusiasm I want to ride my bike to school…
I was in the car, my head resting on the window frame, feeling the warm sun and looking at the bright blue sky. The wind slowly passed through the tall trees and carried the beautiful smell of its fresh green leaves. As I…
What gives me hope is the experience of one woman, a "foreigner" as she was sometimes referred to. Tall, bold and brown-chocolate with refreshing smiles indeed. She was the synonym for courage. A woman in her own league, a…
A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…
AHHHHH ME VOICIX DE NOUS JE VOUS AI MANQUÉ????? EN TOUT VOUS M'AVEZ MANQUÉEEEE GRAVE Depuis mon lit d'hôpital je vous écris En date du 25 décembre 2018, un bébé de 4mois 1/2 a été volé à l'église de nkoa yos à ékounou juste…
"Am I really the victim here?" My name is Chona but my friends used to call meChoiI was born on May 5, 1995. I'm the third in five siblings. I grew up in the family that everything or my actions were always comparable to my…
Every woman deserves a safe and abuse free environment. An environment where she's free to express herself and free to be the woman she wants to be. Sadly, this is not the case in many countries and my country, Zambia is no…
We as a nation can find funding for everything else. Until money is put back into opening mental hospitals and clinics to help treat these individuals. Public shooting is going to continue to happen, and senseless massacre…
India is ranked 125 of 159 countries in the Gender Inequality Index (GII). Gender discrimination against female children is pervasive across the world. It is predominant in India. Irrespective of caste, creed, religion and…
It was a quiet, cold, and windy day in winter when I heard the clergy’s announcement from the mosque’s loudspeaker. He was informing people that it was time to register their children for the coming school year. When I heard…
After lots of encocragement and motivation finally I am going to share a short story of real life, women base story on this women's day, thank you so much world pulse team for the motivation, at least I came out with someone…
On this year’s International Day of the Girl, I want to honor my sister who always works for peace and the new generation of Afghanistan, especially girls. She is the one who always tries to do her best. She had many…
‘This guy is gonna be in trouble after 10-15 years…@ #METOO …’ the caption to the photo read. Three others on the family whatsapp group had expressed how hilarious the forward was with an assortment of laughing emojis. I was…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…