I realized that I really didn’t know my body until this situation. I felt that wasn’t right, and it was violence in a sense. I knew that many women have abortions and that a miscarriage...
#YoungWomenSay
Stories submitted by women under 30…
I Will Be the One
The main point of my story is the changes that occur within a person… Our parents raise us in a certain way, but we have the power to change and be different. In Chile, we have...
Now, I Look over my Shoulder
The main point is that we should always be careful where we are, just because as a female, we are more of a target to gender-based violence… I think that people should know that even...
Always Hope
Trigger warning: Before watching this video, please be aware that it contains references to rape and torture. I want [young women] to understand that whatever happens in life, to...
No One Blamed the Man who Did Not Understand that No...
I want other people to understand…that service workers are not slaves and not escort creatures. You can’t just harass them or make sexual propositions. I believe that the more...
The Word No is Sacred
My story highlights issues around gender violence in groups and attitudes toward women’s civic activism and women in politics. My main message is to show the relationship within the...
Alice- My strength (from me to me)💕
This is a story of an Empowered Girl- “Alice”! A baby girl with snow white like appearance born to very loving and caring parents, they named her “Alice”. They grew...
My Life as a Girl
I always wanted to be that perfect child. Hi, let my name for time being me anonymous and I am from India. Basically, in India when a girl child is born or the gender of the baby when...
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...