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The War Took: Hope

by hannabarket | October 10, 2011 at 3:31 PM

There were happy days. I know because of the stories. The generation before, they lived through these good days. Fear was foreign, patriotism bloomed, and foreigners were coming for vacations. … Read More»

"My ambition", my pride

by Onyinye | September 19, 2011 at 10:57 AM

In the society in which I grew up, women are supposed to take a back seat in everything. So, it came as a shock to my older brother when as teenagers, I refused to be suppressed. … Read More»

2011 VOF WEEK 2 - "TRADITION"

by OOLUSS | September 13, 2011 at 8:53 AM

I come from a family of many women and as the first of seven daughters growing up in Sub Saharan Africa gave me first hand opportunity to witness the downside of gender inequality. … Read More»

After the Hurricane

by love2write | August 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM

As Hurricane Irene passes and the sun begins to shine, I am reminded of my sisters and brothers in Somalia who are suffering daily. … Read More»

July 22

by Paulina Lawsin | July 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM

In silence I trust

by Priyadarshini | July 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Being married for nearly nine years comes with many encumbrances. You may not have joint accounts but the home is done up together. … Read More»

Visionary Leaders

Leaping into the Whirlwind

by Valarie Kaur

For Sikh-American activist and filmmaker Valarie Kaur, healing her divided nation begins with taking divine risks. Read More »

"We have a choice: to continue supporting the status quo, or to follow our moral compass—and leap."

Voices of Our Future

CAMEROON: Lessons from the Kitchen

by Sharon Ajongakoh Asonganyi

The kitchen is all too often a symbol of women's exclusion from public space, but Sharon Ajongakoh Asonganyi believes it can also be a source of strength and innovation for women. Read More »

"The kitchen may just be the right place to develop creative strategies that promote the African woman’s emancipation."

Understanding Our Mothers…

by Farona | May 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM

Mothers often shoulder the enormous burden of raising their daughters into defined or acceptable gendered roles or ideals, going at extraordinary lengths to suppress her own and daughter’s aspirations … Read More»

Mermaids

by michigansally | April 8, 2011 at 9:11 PM

Next thing I knew, I was eating toast with peanut butter and drinking grape juice for breakfast with mom and Jessie. Then, blurry-eyed, I dressed for class. … Read More»