As Langston Hughes wrote in the poem Mother to Son, “life for me ain’t been no crystal stair,” so I feel a certain kinship with the women that we serve at InStepp, Inc. I knew who she was the moment I saw her face. She was beaming as she walked in the door. She walked […]
The InStepp Blog: Our Perspective
Visit the InStepp Blog often to get our perspective on issues and local events. Our bloggers continually scan the internet looking for news, ideas and other information of potential interest to our readers.
EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH ART SERIES: The Visibility of Arab Women with Women On Walls
It has been a few months since we covered the use of art to empower women. In this piece we are headed to Middle East and North Africa (MENA) where once again graffiti is being utilized to create a voice. Every year the World Economic Forum publishes a report on the gap between men and […]
The Balancing Act
Documented surveys have found that hat 80 percent of moms feel stressed about balancing childcare, work, home and relationships — which makes sense if you consider that these women reported spending 80 hours on home responsibilities in addition to work. No wonder many of them are regularly breaking down in tears. Help can come in […]