This story starts from the teens where a girl was growing to be a brave, innocent, and smart child with great features like black shiny hair, black eyes, and a great flexible body. Her...
Education
It doesn’t matter where you come from, just...
My name is Christine Nakayiza from Uganda, i come from a polygamous family of five wives and many children. My father died when i was only 5yrs (am one of the last borns), so i was left...
No matter what obstacles you face, you CAN and WILL...
I’m a native of Fort Worth, Texas (Southeast Ft. Worth, specifically) and was born to a single teenage mother in the early ’80s. I spent the majority of my childhood moving from...
It’s never too late to be who you want to be
I didn’t pursue secondary education after high school because I had always been told that it wasn’t my role as a woman. The plan was always that I would be the primary caregiver for my...
I Love School
I am sad today. I cannot go to school. I love school, but school does not love me. In May 2017, I graduated a year early summa cum laude after three years of high school as a homeschooled...
Unleashing the Girl Power
I grew up in a family/community that relegated women and girls for example, when men spoke, women are to remain silent or take the blame for everything whether they are right or wrong. Most...
Our actions impact others
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...
Thoughts Matter
Hi , This is Jiya. You must have not heard about me. I am short and cute girl who loves to be with my family and friends . So here’s my story : Born to a simple Gujarati family in...
Scientific publications as a tool for gender...
Not until did I enter the master program that I could understand the meaning of gender discrimination deeply. My master supervisor always used to say that women are inferior to men, and it...
Bravery in the Eye of the Storm
Well today it happened… A day we never want to happen, but continually prepare for throughout the school year. We had a tornado touch down near the school, and as expected, went into our...