As a young girl, Sarah Sofia looked forward to the day she would be circumcised. When she entered high school, she learned the truth about the painful and unnecessary practice.
As these first Spirit Awards were first announced with a call for us to send in nominations, my first thought was, as I know it was for many others, that everyone here is a phenomenal leader. And my next thought, my hope…
Kenya is an amazing lovely country.I am looking for my sisters and brothers on World Pulse.I am thinking of a World Pulse County get together one day.Comment with your suggestions below. Thank you very much for reaching out.…
Hello Dear Sisters (and Advocates), I promised Dear Kaye, myself, and our Dear Little Soul that I would someday sing one of my all time favorite songs, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and continue to push myself out of my…
I have a dream; a vision where all beings and living organisms live in harmony…. everyone lives in peace, and balance has been restored to the planet. Women and men, alike, embrace all their feminine and masculine traits; or…
Each new year speaks of a new beginning. To some; 2019 was difficult, but as we enter 2020 - no matter how distressing it was - learn to persevere. Lay a proper foundation and... 1. Make a commitment to be Intentional…
I wrote this poem while navigating the justice system - going through court - and every stakeholder: judge, clerk, lawyer, social worker gave me a different version of the law, each convinced that theirs was correct. The…
I'm Juliana Imoisili from Nigeria,my story is a long one,it all started in the 1996s after my grandpa was made a chief in his home town few weeks later my sister fought with someone and they came to arrest my mum and my…
Every women dream to have a happily married life, a caring and loving husband and responsible. A husband who will not hurt the wife physically. When i was young i can see my parents arguing until my father try to shoot my…
Vlogger and journalist Laiba Zainab has been blackmailed, harassed, and threatened for daring to stand up for women’s rights in Pakistan. She refuses to be silenced.
How pleasple and wonderful it is when two sisters who knows themselves on this platform meet together, face to face,hug each other with love and hamony .smiling eyebrows to eyebrows with all our theaths outside..it was like…
We have wealth in our hearts as we love deeply. We have wealth in our ideas and our connections with each other. We have wealth in what we are sharing with each other. We have wealth in how we have empowered ourselves, and…
I have! For most of my life, in fact. I think most people think it’s best (and easiest) to be the youngest in a family, but I beg to differ. It is true that there can be advantages, or perceived advantages. Yes, I was babied…
The awakening A few weeks ago, Women’s Hour, a BBC Radio four programme dedicated a week to discussing the menopause. I remember waking up each morning, anxious for when the programme will come on air as women from all works…
I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
I joined World Pulse in December 2017. Three years ago, I was an isolated, silenced, insecure stay-at-home mother without a clear direction in life. I thought pursuing personal dreams were already too late for me, and that I…
Dear Sisters, we have a worldwide dilemma. Too many sanitary napkins are making mountains and tampons clogging pipes. Too many toxic shock episodes, and it's just really expensive to bleed every month. In the developed…
Hi there am Esther Natukunda. I come from Jinja Uganda east Africa. Am a mother of 2 and I raise my children single handedly because we were abandoned while I was pregnant and with a one and two month old baby. Life was too…
As a young girl growing up, I always heard these words: "Women are their own worst enemies; they can never support each other". For some reason, even at that young age, I never truly believed that. Unfortunately, this…
Hope is a choice in these trying times. I find hope in every seed that grows to bloom into a mature plant that can produce a stalk, stem or fruit with seeds that can be planted again. I find hope in farmers who continue to…
One faithful day i was invited by Hitv in Buea, Cameroon for an interview and i had to travel from Kumba to Buea and back to Kumba that same day. When i arrived in Buea, i was waiting for a taxi beside the road. Then a woman…
Hi everyone, I wanted to share an op-ed I wrote for the Fair Observer. I work with the Massachusetts FGM Task Force on passing legislation in our state that would allow for education and outreach, provide civil remedies to…
