The air was warm, the sun beaming down, and as I looked to the sky, I knew my sisters and brothers across the globe were dancing with me. There are few moments in time when words escape me; when I can’t quite encapsulate how something made me feel. But the events of February 14, 2013 […]
Category Archives: Rape
As a currently unemployed member of the women’s rights community, tonight’s Vice Presidential debate was going to be the highlight of my evening – I was, quite honestly, hoping to see some serious Paul Ryan butt kicking. Then I read this headline: “Report challenges rape ‘as a weapon of war’ idea.” My brain froze. I’ll just […]
“It can happen anywhere at anytime with anyone and everyone. It’s free. No corporation can control it. It joins us and pushes us to go further. It’s contagious and it spreads quickly. It’s of the body. It’s transcendent.“ – Eve Ensler on V-Day’s campaign, One Billion Rising As most of you likely know, I moved […]
About a year ago, my friend and I decided that I was to be deemed the sexual assault police. No, I did not plan to go around DC pretending I had the super-human strength and emotional intelligence of Olivia Benson from “Law and Order: SVU” (though the thought is always tempting). Rather, I felt it […]
I’m staring at a blank page. And I have to tell you a story. It involves a friend of mine who was recently raped and is trying to find some semblance of justice in this society we live in. She doesn’t have bruises or pictures of injuries; she wasn’t beaten or bloodied. In fact, this […]
To all you loyal readers out there who are still following after the last few months of less prolific writing, I thank you! With the dawning of the new year, my hope is that I will have more time to blog on 4WomenWorldwide. Until then, thank you for being patient and, as always, thank you […]
I trekked out to Bethesda last night for some dinner at Vapiano’s, an inexpensive but delicious Italian restaurant, and was quickly informed, upon glancing the ominous line of black limos and SUVs, that Vice President Joe Biden was inside. I have to admit, I love me some Biden. His sometimes abrasive, often loud-mouthed ways may […]
I am very much of the philosophy that the single most overlooked ingredient in the women’s movement is the inclusion of men. How can we expect to change the landscape without working with those who define it? We can’t. See my post for an example of one man who is taking a stand. This idea is catching […]
By now, many of you have likely heard about the famine that is gripping regions of four countries in the Horn of Africa including Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. See my post from earlier this month for more background. Recently added to this list is a sliver in South Sudan. To date, approximately 12 million people […]
Last Friday morning began as is typical. I strode from my bed to the coffee maker, bleary eyed but ready for the day, and turned on “Morning Joe” for my early dose of politics when I am greeted with terrible news: Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) was set free from his house arrest. The alleged victim’s accountability […]
