#YoungWomenSay

Stories submitted by women under 30…

Gin and Juice

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. He could do anything, nobody would blame him. As the night grew stronger on my 18th...

Be the change you want to be!

Belonging to a city that is not visible on map, yet famous because it’s near Varanasi has always been a problem for me for not being recognized by work. I’m a teen changemaker who...

My family is asking me to get married

I am a 28 year old woman and I would like to share an incredible story. My family is asking me to get married, till now I didn’t got a good alliance and my biological father told me...

THE LABYRINTH OF LIFE

I think [violence] is often happening in our society, but I think a lot of people consider it as normal, and no one is sharing it, and everyone is keeping this inside of them. I...

Forgive Yourself

I wanted to focus on self-forgiveness, for blaming ourselves for justifying and normalizing violence. I think [violence] is often happening in our society, but I think a lot of...

My Story.

Hi there My name is Emma, I’m a teenager living in New Zealand, and I’d like to share my story. Not for fame, or recognition, or sympathy, or anything like that. Purely to tell...

Prove Them Wrong

I want to start by putting up a trigger warning, my story talks about subjects that might be hard or triggering for some. My name is Em and my battle with mental illness started at a young...

Women Safety

At 10pm I went to nearby shop for shampoo. One boy followed me & he tried to enter my room forcefully. He almost entered & then I pushed him away & started shouting then he ran...