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Latest Stories
Say “No, thank you”
Say “No, thank you”
When good manners matter too much
Milena Babic
Aug 30
Cruelty-Free Impacted More Than My Beauty Routine
Cruelty-Free Impacted More Than My Beauty Routine
Exploring my decision on more ethical and conscious consumption of beauty products.
Effie Liouta
Aug 30
Why Are Women Running Away From Marriage?
Why Are Women Running Away From Marriage?
The End of Matrimony As We Know It?
Shruti Bhattacharya
Aug 30
Promises you once made with the stars
Promises you once made with the stars
Staying true to your word, desires, and wishes
Felicity Leo
Aug 30
Standing In A Public Toilet, A Fellow Woman Called Me A Man
Standing In A Public Toilet, A Fellow Woman Called Me A Man
Being misgendered bothered me. But not as much as not telling anyone.
Ellen "Jelly" McRae
Aug 29
‘You’re Not Alone’
‘You’re Not Alone’
Connections, and community, on Medium, and other spaces
Suma Narayan
Aug 29
What it takes to lead
What it takes to lead
The modern woman version
Rachna
Aug 29
Sure, She Can Sing, But Is She Hot?
Sure, She Can Sing, But Is She Hot?
Why female singers aren’t allowed to look like Ed Sheeran or Post Malone.
Sam Cavalcanti
Aug 29
The True Meaning of Life Lies in the Mundane
The True Meaning of Life Lies in the Mundane
When life hits pause: lessons from my daughter’s hospital room
Nele De Peuter
Aug 28
Loves Company
Loves Company
A true story of a disappearance (or an imaginary friend)
Kelsey Schaefer
Aug 28
Every Gender Faces Challenges, but Body Size is a Battle Women Take the Cake on
Every Gender Faces Challenges, but Body Size is a Battle Women Take...
The beauty standards for women are just different
Carly Newberg
Aug 28
Why Women Can’t Say Yes
Why Women Can’t Say Yes
‘I’ll get back to you’ is a typical response when we should be saying YES and deciding to invest in ourselves.
Sabina Ahmed
Aug 28
How I Learned to Live in the Now
How I Learned to Live in the Now
Seizing life where you are frees you to hope for the future
Amy G. Park
Aug 27
Men Don’t Hate Feminism, They Fear it
Men Don’t Hate Feminism, They Fear it
“Ugh another feminist rant”
RINI ✍️✨✴️⭐
Aug 27
Dreams Of A Girl Child
Dreams Of A Girl Child
A poem
The Ordinary Scientist
Aug 27
Fighting My Anxiety and Reclaiming a Joyful Summer With My Kids
Fighting My Anxiety and Reclaiming a Joyful Summer With My Kids
Or at least attempting to
Naleen Mitchell
Aug 27
Why I Wasn’t Cut Out for Successful Leadership
Why I Wasn’t Cut Out for Successful Leadership
Fully knowing yourself will tell you if you are
Sandra Pawula
Aug 27
Sonny with a Chance Took Me Back in Time
Sonny with a Chance Took Me Back in Time
Nostalgia and Happiness with a Blast from the Past
Aparna S
Aug 27
The truth about breastfeeding
The truth about breastfeeding
It's not what I imagined
Kerry Beall
Aug 27
Why Mom Friends Matter
Why Mom Friends Matter
And What Makes a Good One
Kathryn Heimos, PhD
Aug 27
Black and White
Black and White
Everything has two sides. What appears bad may be good and what appears good may be bad.
AANYA
Aug 27
Hope
Hope
A poem
Sarah Manchester
Aug 27
My Friend Asked If I Regretted Having A Child
My Friend Asked If I Regretted Having A Child
And did I regret “only having one?” She’s never understood my motherhood journey.
Human Nature - Laura G Owens - Writer
Aug 27
How I Learned to Love Myself Again After Years of Body-Shaming
How I Learned to Love Myself Again After Years of Body-Shaming
From shame to self-love
Linda Wilson
Aug 27
Love’s Echo: How True Affection Resounds Through Life’s Challenges
Love’s Echo: How True Affection Resounds Through Life’s Challenges
True Love Endures Every Challenge
Hina Tahir
Aug 27
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