feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
A Life of Not-So Secret Secrets
I’ve reached a point in my life where I want to spill the tea on so many things, not because I’m a gossip, but because I see how keeping quiet about the difficult truth is actually hurting others. There are so many things you are told not to talk about because it will hurt your employability or just generally society will consider you a pariah. I never fit in, not anywhere, not really. I grew up in a misogynistic, religious town and read graphic news stories about women and children being murdered by men repeatedly in the same hometown. Some of the kids even went to my school. One story made it all the way to Oprah, but not all of them. Not all women and children were murdered, most were hit and bruised and cussed out. Many others were told how fat and ugly and worthless they were. They were the same people I saw at church every Sunday. Unsurprisingly, there was also a drug and alcohol problem in my town. I saw friends and family negatively impacted by it. You may be reading this and saying, “So what? It’s the same story in my hometown. Deal with it.” I don’t think dealing with it is the solution. I would much rather have children grow up in a world where the people causing all of the harm were the ones getting therapy and not the ones being abused. That would be a nice change of pace.
By Jennifer Thomas5 years ago in Viva
Ecofeminism: alternatives in defense of life and the environment
The economic and social impacts of the covid-19 pandemic are overwhelming and have revealed the fragility of the system in which we live. In a scenario of the destruction of ecosystems and natural disasters that require an urgent response, ecofeminism is presented as an alternative that defends life and the environment. On the foundations of ecofeminist thought and the role of women in the fight for environmental conservation and sustainable life, the daily spoke with the referents of the ecofeminist collective Dafnias Ana Filippini and Mariana Achugar.
By Sarmad Mayo5 years ago in Viva
Women Like Me
The week my life changed was unremarkable. There was no earth-shattering event. No explosions on the news screens. It was a day that dawned bright and sunny. But for me, it was a day that changed my very identity. It was the day I found out I was exactly four weeks pregnant – and didn't even know it.
By Linda Christiancy5 years ago in Viva
Equality
Today we live in a world where we see only a handful of women in the top most political positions, can anybody tell me why? It continued to lack women in position of power from corporate boardrooms to the courts and political leadership. If men can be both employed and be a father then women can also be both employed and a mother. Still many men out there cannot see a women being successful, Why?
By Aishwarya jaiswal 5 years ago in Viva
It’s OK To Be Rude. Top Story - September 2021.
The first time I was harassed, I was barely thirteen. Standing outside the grocery store where my dad was helping my grandma choose some things to bring back to her apartment, I waited with our new puppy on the sidewalk. It was busy and hot, the sun battering the pavement and the exhaust from cars clouding in the air. A man older than my father approached, petting our new puppy without asking. He then launched into a speech about how pretty I was, followed by an onslaught of questions begging to know my address, my phone number, my age and whether my parents were around. I told him I was just thirteen. He laughed, but was not dissuaded. I noticed how his eyes lingered in uncomfortable places for longer than I wanted them to. As he leaned close to me, I caught a whiff of alcohol from his faded t-shirt. Eventually, I ran inside.
By Ilana Quinn5 years ago in Viva
I Was Always Proud That I Wasn't A "Typical" Girl. Top Story - September 2021.
I was always a little different from other girls in my class. While most of the girls liked to talk about clothes and fashion, I wanted to talk about books and the latest gadgets. I was always a voracious reader so wanted to discuss amazing things described in them(this was the pre-internet era when we relied on books for all our knowledge). But most of the girls couldn't share my interests.
By Richa Khare5 years ago in Viva
What's Not to Love About Being A Woman?
“What’s not to love about being a woman?” How about the unwanted attention we get from just wearing clothes that “show off too much skin”? Or the never ending judgement from a society that seems like it has a little too much to say about how women should present themselves. Or how about the fact that many women feel unsafe walking by themselves (any time of day) but especially at night. Or when men think they need to explain every little thing to us just because we’re women and “we wouldn’t know these types of things”.
By Miya Scheid5 years ago in Viva
The Modern Woman's Struggle
Being a woman is hard work, with all the societal beauty standards and pressure to look a certain way it can be overwhelmingly hard to keep up with the next trend for women; there are all kinds of issues that women have to deal with in today’s day and age. You have men thinking they can tell you what to do with your body like we don’t know how to run our own lives, women have been running houses for years so I think we can manage our own bodies. It’s not just the men either, you have women who are ready and willing to tear another woman down rather than come together and try to make the world a bit more female-friendly. The struggles that a woman has to go through may not seem all that bad to some people but for the woman who is going through it it can feel like the weight of the world is on her shoulders. I want to talk about a few of these struggles and how they have been affected over the last few years, because yes, these issues have been touched on in one way or another and they need to be shown for how they have affected women.
By Brittney Mckinney5 years ago in Viva
Be an inspirational woman
Lack of sense of security in love, worry about gains and losses how to do? I have a lot to say about this. Side there are some girl friends to fall in love, began to be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, worry about boyfriend and girlfriend, worried about my boyfriend with which girl walked too close, will want to why he didn't back to my information, struggle in a day or two send photos why boyfriend like that girl's circle of friends, or even stay with my boyfriend, Boyfriends will think a lot when they are in a daze.
By Chris Cooper5 years ago in Viva
The Divine Feminine
Reference to the Divine Feminine is on the rise in this seemingly new age. The question that everybody is asking is, what exactly is this energy frequently spoken of by the prophets of old, our spiritual leaders, mystics, and of course, the female entrepreneurs of our time? What does it mean to embrace the Divine qualities in its highest, most authentic form? How do we approach understanding this sacred concept that seems so far removed from today's modern world and society? Moreover, how might understanding the spiritual nature of our human design and souls enhance our awareness of the sacred feminine qualities we possess and the sacred Masculine?
By Musulyn M (MUSE)5 years ago in Viva
