Category Archives: Women’s Rights
Attention Men and Boys. You Are Being Pigeonholed as Violent Cavemen Who Are Incapable of Equality
Last week I saw a post online from my younger male cousin. He shared an experience in his sociology class. The professor asked everyone in the class to raise their hands if they identified as “feminists”. He was the only person in the class of men and women, to raise his hand. He went on […]
Femi-men-ist: Men Who Believe Women Are Their Equals
If you are a man who thinks domestic violence is wrong you are a feminist. If you are a man who thinks women should be paid the same as a man for the same job you are a feminist. If you are a man who wants to see your sister, daughter, mother, niece, aunt, grandma, wife, […]
Role Model” Frank Baird of “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes”
Great ideas come from crazy places. Like how combining high heels and the expression of how “you don’t know a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes” could spur a movement to get men involved in ending sexual and gender violence. ”Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” is a public walk fundraiser […]
Fierce Fridays: Ask Your Brother, Ask Your Dad About Women’s Rights
Welcome to week seven of sharing excerpts from the book, Fierce: A New Generation of Female Empowerment. This book is for those who have a desire to get the most out of life. Those who want to make positive change, but are not sure how to make it happen. It is for any age female who […]
Fierce Fridays: Reproductive Rights
Welcome to week five of sharing excerpts from the book, Fierce: A New Generation of Female Empowerment. This book is for those who have a desire to get the most out of life. Those who want to make positive change, but are not sure how to make it happen. It is for young women who will […]
How To Spot a Feminist
I cringe every time I read about some female celebrity who says they want equal rights, but are not a feminist. Ha! Have they been brainwashed as to believe the F word is somehow offensive? It’s a mad mad mad mad mad mad world for sure. So for anyone who is still confused about what […]
Role Model: Shadrak Kyobe of Empower And Care Organization
What if you grew up in a community surrounded by poverty along with a high infection of HIV/Aids? Would you have the strength to know you were capable of changing these conditions? Shadrak Kyobe grew up with a supportive family and a dream to make his home country of Uganda a healthier happier place for […]
My First Real Class
On Sunday the 13th I will teach my first self defense class to people who are not blood relatives or friends. It’s very exciting and while I am not nervous now, I know the morning before I will be. I earned my certification back in August, but life was so busy that I only had […]
Role Models: Emily May of Hollaback
Welcome! Today is the start of my series interviewing a new generation of role models. I will be profiling people from all over the world. They will share their stories about the amazing actions they are taking to create positive change or break barriers of prejudice to succeed. I am so excited to share these […]
Activism Art: The Jerks Who Give Men a Bad Reputation
This poster is on the Men Can Stop Rape website. It is as straightforward as can be about how it is up to men to share a view of respecting women. Which is good marketing considering how men are inclined to listen to direct talk as opposed to women who are taught to read between […]
