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Turning 30: Are We Finally Free, or Still Chained by Expectations?
Turning 30: Are We Finally Free, or Still Chained by Expectations?
The silent battles of guilt, identity, and societal pressures that many women still face in their thirties
Araci Matos
Sep 23
What My Mother Told Me by the Lake
What My Mother Told Me by the Lake
The silent struggles of women who resist: stories of pain, resilience, and hidden strength
Araci Matos
Sep 12
Motherless — Am I Only Half a Woman?
Motherless — Am I Only Half a Woman?
About wombs that don’t give life desires that fragment our identity, and the fear of being incomplete/ half-a-woman for the rest of our…
Araci Matos
Aug 8
The Horrible Things We Don’t Dare to Say
The Horrible Things We Don’t Dare to Say
Mostly About Freedom (but also about Love and Hate)
Araci Matos
Jun 22
Women Are Taught Never To Be Still Around the House
Women Are Taught Never To Be Still Around the House
Accumulating tasks, accumulating stress, accumulating injustice
Araci Matos
May 16
The Fashion of Wine Has Tormented Our Lives
The Fashion of Wine Has Tormented Our Lives
About another humanity, or rather the lack of it.
Araci Matos
May 7
On Saturdays, the Girls Clean the House
On Saturdays, the Girls Clean the House
“A clean house is a house of honorable people”
Araci Matos
May 4
“Women, Right?” — Yet Another Misogynistic Comment
“Women, Right?” — Yet Another Misogynistic Comment
In the middle of 2024, sexism continues with its micro-aggressions. It’s more than time we sent it to hell
Araci Matos
Apr 23
Here, Nobody Has Children Anymore
Here, Nobody Has Children Anymore
Yet, another portrait of Portugal
Araci Matos
Jan 19
Write for Us: Unleashing the Power of Women’s Stories
Write for Us: Unleashing the Power of Women’s Stories
A call for women writers
Araci Matos
Jan 8
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