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Jan 16
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
Modern Women Submission Guidelines — New & Revisied for 2024
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Jan 19, 2024
Modern Women: January Writing Prompts & Theme
Modern Women: January Writing Prompts & Theme
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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 1
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for December
Editors’ Picks: Top Articles in Modern Women for December
The pieces that stood out from an incredible month of Modern Women publishing
Brenda Covarrubias
Dec 31, 2024
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
Finding Your Way On Medium & Getting Your Work the Audience It Deserves
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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 7, 2024
Women In The Spotlight
How To Approach Writing On Medium Like It’s Your Job
How To Approach Writing On Medium Like It’s Your Job
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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 16
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The 5 Women Who Stood Under Our Spotlight in 2024
The most insightful interviews from our most boosted women writers
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Jan 12
Latest Stories
What Mothers Wish We Received More Recognition For
What Mothers Wish We Received More Recognition For
We just want the recognition and maybe even the appreciation that although we’re not necessarily doing everything, we’re still doing our…
Lindsey Carson
Jan 21
Do Pick-Me Girls deserve the hate?
Do Pick-Me Girls deserve the hate?
We have all heard the phrase, ‘I’m not like other girls’ and chances are, we have rolled our eyes at it but I think we are missing the…
Jiya Tanna
Jan 21
What Happens When You Finally Learn to Love Yourself More?
What Happens When You Finally Learn to Love Yourself More?
How to Stop Holding Yourself Back and Start Living the Life You Deserve
Life Uplift
Jan 21
When Motherhood Feels Oppressive
When Motherhood Feels Oppressive
How Parents Feeling Stuck Can Find Fulfillment Faster Than I Did
Michelle Robertson
Jan 21
Gen Z: Society’s Favorite Punching Bag
Gen Z: Society’s Favorite Punching Bag
Scapegoating and gaslighting the young people of today
Sandra Plourde
Jan 21
Letting People Be: Finding Peace in Acceptance
Letting People Be: Finding Peace in Acceptance
I Learnt to Accept Others Without Losing Myself
The Storyteller
Jan 21
How the early 30s become a real struggle for women
How the early 30s become a real struggle for women
Life is full of drama and peace
Ramandeep Kaur
Jan 21
The Self-Appointed Fun Aunt
The Self-Appointed Fun Aunt
Learning to own my title
Delaney Gibbons
Jan 21
Moving towards Winter
Moving towards Winter
After 20 years in Florida — and 52 years of work — I need to find the season
Jody Lynn McBrien
Jan 21
The Sentence I Am Sick of Hearing
The Sentence I Am Sick of Hearing
It always comes from men.
Fedeminozzi
Jan 21
Why We Platform Sexist, Racist and Greedy Men
Why We Platform Sexist, Racist and Greedy Men
What being a woman in tech taught me about our world leaders
Rachael Braithwaite
Jan 21
How to Create a Screen-Free Zone in Your Home
How to Create a Screen-Free Zone in Your Home
Practical tips for busy parents
AliceNakae
Jan 21
Why Is There a Sock in the Fridge?
Why Is There a Sock in the Fridge?
Embracing the chaos, because sometimes that’s the only way to keep going
Asha Grace
Jan 20
The Remarkable Elasticity of Womanhood
The Remarkable Elasticity of Womanhood
How many shapes can we assume in one lifetime?
Grace Delphia
Jan 20
Not All Men, But Here’s to the Right Ten
Not All Men, But Here’s to the Right Ten
I’m changing my focus and perhaps you should too
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 20
Motherhood
Motherhood
The Power of Love, The Strength of Motherhood
Khateja Karim
Jan 19
My Struggle With Irregular Periods — Part II
My Struggle With Irregular Periods — Part II
So, Did The Bleeding Finally Stop?
Mehak Adlakha
Jan 19
How My Female Friends Shaped My Life
How My Female Friends Shaped My Life
Because only a woman knows how to love a woman properly
Esther Uwanah Edet
Jan 19
In a World We Must Defend, PokeMom
In a World We Must Defend, PokeMom
I know it’s my destiny
Emmilie Whitlock
Jan 19
The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause
The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause
A Groundbreaking Documentary Film That Celebrates Empowerment, Sharing & the Better Understanding of Women
Gemini May
Jan 19
I’m not Superwoman and I’m not Sorry
I’m not Superwoman and I’m not Sorry
Navigating the waters of modern womanhood is fraught with competing ideals of what it means to be a good woman
Nicole Dake
Jan 19
“Perempuan” vs. “Wanita”: Terms for Women in Indonesia.
“Perempuan” vs. “Wanita”: Terms for Women in Indonesia.
Discover how two simple terms tell the story of women’s roles and rights in Indonesia’s history.
Kicauanuri
Jan 19
Single, Older, and Stereotyped: Demi Moore’s Role in The Substance
Single, Older, and Stereotyped: Demi Moore’s Role in The Substance
My controversial take on Elisabeth Sparkles character from the movie
Swathi Rao
Jan 17
Yes, I Hate My Daughter’s behavior, but I’ll Never Stop Loving Her
Yes, I Hate My Daughter’s behavior, but I’ll Never Stop Loving Her
A Journey of Boundaries, Self-Compassion, and Resilience While Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder
Asha Grace
Jan 17
Too something and not enough
Too something and not enough
Sharing my newly found closure
Saswati Pradhan
Jan 17
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