by Eleanor Bader When I was growing up, my father had two favorite words, ignoramus and moron. He hurled them at my mother for any-and-all
By Elayne Clift Ive always felt ambivalent about Nicolas Kristofs columns in The New York Times, even though they have exposed so effectively the tragic
By Myriam Miedzian The issue of violence touches me in a very personal and profound way. I am a Holocaust child survivor. While my parents
by Theresa Braine In mid-December 2009, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico’s handling of the cases of three women who had been murdered
by Andrea Smith In a society that, in large measure, condones gender violence, the problem cannot be solved by locking up a few men. It
by Donna Nelson October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This poem “Barrettes, Bandages and Butterflies,” was inspired by my friend who passed away in April. The poem is
by Nancy Genova The Death of Dream is a play about domestic violence that is slightly different from other artistic pieces that have been developed on
By Stephanie Gilmore Sexual violence is a problem on this campus!” “Your silence will not protect you!” “What do we want Safety! When do we
by Charlotte Bunch Violence against women is an issue that has come onto the global agenda from the grassroots level of the women’s movement, that
by Jennifer Baumgardner I was finishing a writing and film project breaking through the contemporary silences about abortion experiences when a photographer acquaintance said, “You
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