When fighting against violence, you, dear sister, need to know what to do.
At Sisterhood Agenda, our Global Sisterhood Directory is full of women’s organizations that identify issues of importance and share critical resources to address violence against women and children.
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Trauma-informed yoga for women has been implemented in juvenile centers, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals for victims of abuse and trauma.
In fact, this yoga study demonstrates significant changes in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) scores and other areas of well-being.
How trauma-informed yoga can help with PTSD and trauma
Trauma-informed yoga is slightly different from regular gym yoga.
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Empower yourself like the strong and independent woman that you are with these tips!
We admire strong powerful women such as Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. You may even admire your supervisor at work.
Did you know that you can also feel empowered like them?
It’s all in your mind.
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“Finding your true purpose” sounds like a monumental task, but really, what is it about?
A happy family, a successful career, wealth, countless investments and properties… It sounds perfect, right? But some people, despite getting all these, it’s still not enough. Something is missing.
And that is –
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Youth voices or youth activists around the world are starting to become popular for a good cause and most of them are women.
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Why is it that most of them are women?
Because women are often at the forefront of climate justice.
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The best self-defense techniques for women are the most basic moves and we’re about to cover them this article.
Walking home alone from work on a dark street? Do you feel as if a stranger is following you? We’ve all been there and it’s horrifying.
When we talk about harassment,
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Girl Up is a movement dedicated to empowering girls with a goal to impact 100,000 girls by 2020.
Girl Up was founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010.
When girls help each other out, they empower each other and transform the world we live in.
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AWAVA – A Sisterhood Global Partner from Australia
AWAVA stands for Australian Women Against Violence Alliance. Their focus is to address all forms of violence against women, and ensure that all women and children are able to live free from all forms of violence and abuse.
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Victim-blaming is too common, especially towards women who are victims of sexual assault and abuse.
This is the primary reason why victims of abuse don’t speak up: they are afraid people will judge them and blame them.
It’s a very disturbing trend to blame the victim instead of the perpetrator.
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Surviving trauma for a young teenager like Elizabeth Smart seems next to impossible, but the Higher Power is good because she was rescued from the hands of her captors.
Elizabeth Smart survived a great ordeal. She is helping young women and children today by educating them to avoid victimization through prevention,
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