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The World’s Population Doubled in the Last 50 Years

The World’s Population Doubled in the Last 50 Years

And women who don’t have children should get a Medal of Honor

Patsy Fergusson

Mar 17

What It’s Like to Never Want a Child

What It’s Like to Never Want a Child

Spoiler alert: it’s like not wanting anything else

Mar 17

The Matriarchs of the Market

The Matriarchs of the Market

How women in informal economies are the backbone of African societies, but remain invisible

Mar 17

The Moment He Chose to Wake Up

The Moment He Chose to Wake Up

How men break free from patriarchal conditioning

Mar 17

Twelve-year-old Boy Forced to Marry His Abuser

Twelve-year-old Boy Forced to Marry His Abuser

The father said his son had been “groomed and abused”

Mar 17

Where’s Sugabelle Been? Jail!!

Where’s Sugabelle Been? Jail!!

Not that nerdy, bougie, middle-aged M.B.A.?!

NatalieSugabelle

Mar 16

Dowry: A Deadly Tradition

Dowry: A Deadly Tradition

Uncovering the shocking reality of dowry-related violence and abuse

Mar 16

We’re Sleepwalking into a World Where Women Have Fewer Rights

We’re Sleepwalking into a World Where Women Have Fewer Rights

The freedoms our mothers won are being erased, and no one is paying attention

Esther Uwanah Edet

Mar 16

Why I Lost My S*** Over a Bottle of Kids Robitussin

Why I Lost My S*** Over a Bottle of Kids Robitussin

How my feminine anger kept perpetuating the very ethos I was trying to dismantle

Mar 16

The Dark Side of the Festival of Colors

The Dark Side of the Festival of Colors

Having grown up loving Holi, I wish this beautiful festival was a little more inclusive for women

Mar 15

MAGA Veterans Are Crying

MAGA Veterans Are Crying

And I don’t have any sympathy …

LGBTQ+ Pride Stories🏳️‍🌈

Mar 15

USAID’s Files Weren’t Lost — They Were Shredded

USAID’s Files Weren’t Lost — They Were Shredded

And the timing says it all

Mar 15

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