Tag: Safety
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Reflections on Girl Code
Man, women are frickin awesome. Recently, I was walking the dog late at night when another woman with a dog approached me, said there was a creepy man circling the block, and suggested we finish our walks together. I said yes and we made sure each other got home safely. When I got back to…
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It’s Okay Not to be Okay
TW: Suicidal thoughts/ideation, eating disorder, self harm Another guest article! This one by Cara Korn. Cara is a dedicated event manager, a world-traveler, a sports fanatic, a passionate friend, and a survivor. As someone in their mid- to late-twenties, I have unfortunately been dealing with mental illness for over half my life. I was first…
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No Boys Allowed?
Were we onto something with girls-only pillow forts? When I was at university, I took a class on parenting around the world. It was the kind of class where we watched documentaries on chimpanzee mothers, examined practices of infanticide, the roles of midwives and doulas, and menstruation huts. It felt very far removed from my…
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Is the World Only Safe for Cishet White Men? The Answer May Not Surprise You
Women are scared by everything because we are taught that it’s not safe ‘out there’ – can we feel safe anywhere? As a child, I was told I couldn’t walk to and from school because someone could notice a pattern, stalk me, and attack. Kind of heavy for an eight-year-old. But, as I’ve gotten older,…
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