When understanding feminism, it is essential to look at all the layers of a woman and how they impact the woman’s ability to live a full life. For many decades the focus has particularly been on discrimination in the realm of gender only. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum and […]
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Herstory: Millions of Women March Together in Solidarity
Regardless of political ideology, Saturday, January 22 symbolized an unprecedented grassroots movement with a message of solidarity and acceptance. Although official estimates are still forthcoming, crowd scientists and organizers said Women’s Marches around the world totaled in the millions. Centered in Washington D.C., the Women’s March had more than 673 “sister” marches in the U.S. […]
You are already enough
In the last blog post Jemima shined light on the body positive movement, and I don’t know if there was anyone more excited than I was to see the feature. It was impeccable timing as this time of the year we are inundated with messages to “improve” ourselves (usually our bodies). I love the body […]