I was born and raised in Germany in a patriarchal Turkish household. My parents emigrated there before my birth. At 19, I was arranged married to a relative who mentally and physically...
Claiming Your Power
SPEAK UP
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and to childhood sexual molestation. I am a 32 year old woman.Growing up in a low class family...
Empowering women Empowering society
INDIAN working women (IWW) is a community initiated to promote women empowerment. We have a group of nearly women Pan India who are working under this platform, which works through women...
Never forget yourself
I was always unhealthily obsessed with a guy since sixth grade. We made it very clear that we hated each other, always fighting, always telling everyone else how much the other person...
This Time Will Be Different.
So I decided to date someone older man. I put all my dreams and even self on the back burner, so that I can be there when he needed me. The first couple of years went great until his family...
Every Woman is Wonderful!
I have been very passionate about writing since young age. My writings were often published in college magazine. But it struck me that I want to write about women’s issues and share...
A Story of Recovery
Telling my story might help me heal and maybe help someone else in the process. We read other people’s stories all the time. This is just mine. I don’t like to tell my story because...
Somehow, I survived
Trigger warning: Before reading this story, please be aware that it includes a description of childhood rape and assault. For years, it felt easier to just rewrite the story. Hmm, ok it...
The strongest person I know
When they asked me, who is the strongest person I know? I replied, it’s me…i am the strongest person I know, I have been through things no one knows and I still laugh and be...
Healing is hard but not impossible.
I met Fernandez at a friend’s party when I was twenty. I was a late bloomer and had never dated before. I had spent more time on academic pursuits than boys during my teenage years. ...