20shares 8 0 2 6 4 0 0Victim-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[…]
22shares 0 21 1 0 0 0 0Surviving 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[…]
1share 0 0 1 0 0 0 0The #MeToo movement has changed the way we feel about sexual assault and harassment, the way we report sexual abuse and crimes, the way the entertainment industry functions, and the way we do business. These changes, pervasive and long-lasting, help everyone. What is[…]
2shares 0 0 2 0 0 0 0The children are the future. Do you want to work with girls, yet are unsure about how to get started? Or maybe you run a girls empowerment program, yet are looking for something fresh and new? Here are a few tips on how[…]
7shares 0 1 3 0 2 1 0Do you know how to be a sister? Being a sister means being there for other women and girls who need you. Sisterhood is a bond between women who share common goals and can come together to move the agenda forward. We all need[…]
9shares 0 6 2 0 1 0 0Where do women and girls gather? If you have girl power programs, Sister Circles, or other women’s empowerment activities, you know that you need a physical space where these activities take place. Have you given a lot of thought about what that space[…]
11shares 0 9 2 0 0 0 0When Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress on Thursday, September 27, 2018, a major energy shift occurred, particularly among the women watching. Dr. Ford’s testimony was not only believed, it was felt. It was a mass triggering of women’s trauma, common among[…]
1share 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sometimes, life can feel like it is too much to handle, especially for young girls. Teenage girls are often overwhelmed by traumatic hardships and may not see a better day. Suicide may be something that they think about, sometimes daily. A precious life[…]