It was a sunny day in last year when Sadia got a friend request at her Facebook by a man named, Rauf. In the beginning, he behaved like a gentleman. Time passed. After one month, Rauf approached her with a humble request…
Do we all feel the same ? In this busy world where we are so engrossed in doing our daily work are we all living the process or are we just letting it pass? Our precious moments are passing but we don’t realize that if we…
I am a G bra size and today I am quite a disappointed girl. A few hours ago, my lifelong dream of seeing an all woman walk in space was abandoned - breasts are the culprits! Lost opportunity to be in space due to the power…
Love therapy is the best I found to work with the rape victims who come to my centre. My center is called Home of Hope & Healing, run by the association Hope for the Abused and Battered. This therapy works hundred times…
Today I look through my child's eyes and it pushes me to work hard, like the things I do today are inspired by this child of mine,at times I sit down and wonder where I could be right now if I had not decided to keep the…
Finding out that you're pregnant while in Primary School is probably one of the most terrifying things that could happen to a girl. While teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline for decades, Kaloleni constituency is…
I was working on my senior thesis research proposal, which was due within two days. I did enough research and was feeling quite sleepy. I looked up for my phone to check the time and it was 2:30 am . I logged into my…
When you live in a country where there is a crisis, you start hoping things don't generate to the worse. I used to think rape only happens during war and crisis, because that's what happened during the genocides in Rwanda…
As a woman, our menstrual cycle is in so many ways an internal compass. Yet instead of teaching women about tuning into our own internal barometers, we have sent messages that our internal cycle is not important and can be…
The world over, International Menstrual Hygiene Day is being celebrated to bring attention to this aspect of women and girls' health and empowerment. Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation since 2014 has been working from…
Ariana is my 7yr old daughter, very inquisitive and always asking questions. Many times as many mothers may do, intentionally or otherwise, my daughter is always somehow around when I dress or undress from work or to work. I…
First of all I would like to thank world pulse for giving women like me a platform in order to voice out our opinions on menses. And I would want each and every woman/girl to be aware about the importance of menses in their…
Menstrual blood is where each of our lives began. Red dots of shame Why are we ashamed? To talk about the power our vaginas have! Have you too felt embarrassed to ask for [insert menstrual hygiene product here] at the…
Deukala, a middle aged woman, widowed for 5 years now, in the Far- Western Region of Nepal, was blamed to be the cause of her husband's death.Recently,she was accused of the death of a buffalo in her neighborhood and the…
My ordeal all began in 1994 when I lost my Dad at the age of seven. I was then single handedly catered for by my mother who had no specific job yet having four of us as children to bring up. My mum was engaged in local…
If the children of today are the citizens of tomorrow, we have more than an ordinary duty toward them. Keeping children safe from sexual abuse involves constant engagement that not only talks to the children themselves, but…
Coming from a small village called Khadipur in Bhilwara District, Rajasthan India, Priyanka Vaishnav did not have a lot of encouraging stories regarding studies surrounding her. But, she always knew she wanted to study. She…
Sharon Mather: Urmila Chanam, why do you think Indian men do this( acid attack on girls and women)?I know other cultures occasionally are also guilty but it seems very common in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh. I’d like your…
Our cultural, traditional and religious background places a lot of demands on us as African Zambian women and influences how we behave and talk, what we wear and what we can and cannot do. This has greatly contributed to how…
No eyebrows are raised in the present scenario at the idea of women going out for a job. All over the world, the work of a woman is not simply limited to remunerated employment. As a woman she has to take on the lumber of…
To everyone no mater your situation, domestic violence is not an option for your survival, do not teach your sons and daughters that it is okay to be abuse by anyone, stand up and fight you can face the world and survive,…
As I take a walk every Saturday morning to the mall closer to where I live. I will be greeted by different women from neighboring squatter camps, who woke up early mornings to come stand on the street by the mall entrance…
(In response to 'Write a letter to a young lady in your life. What are your dreams for her?) The Letter A Proud Father Writes to his Daughter: Dear Milu, I know how surprised you will be to receive this email from me. I can…
Kenyans have overwhelmingly raised eyebrows following Court of Appeal's proposal on law change to lower the age of consent to 16 years on the Sexual Act. A bench of three judges, Daniel Musinga, Roselyn Nambuye and Patrick…
