ONE in THREE. ONE in THREE. ONE in THREE.
According to Amnesty International, one of every three women worldwide has been physically or sexually abused during her lifetime, with rates of domestic violence reaching 70 percent in some countries. We’ve know the ways violence against women can be perpetrated: rape, domestic violence, acid burnings, so-called “honor [...]

In the interest of bringing new voices to the blog, we welcome our guest writer, Tara!

An interesting, albeit relatively unexamined element emerged from the Sotomayor Supreme Court confirmation hearing that merits further examination.
Sotomayor’s now ubiquitous “wise Latina” comment from a 2001 speech has been overanalyzed to the point of being [...]

Someone just told me about Sistren, an amazing, transformative theatre company in Jamaica. Sistren stages community theatre productions that reflect socio-economic issues as they relate to gender roles. From their site:
Sistren Theatre Collective (STC) is an independent women’s organization, established in 1977 that has effectively employed the use of artistic expression as a means of [...]

Over the years I have met and befriended many incredible women, in different fields and different countries and with different strengths and different viewpoints. One thing I’ve noticed though, is that many of these highly intelligent, high achieving, super successful women don’t believe they deserve their success. Beth and I have spoken about it (you [...]