Stories

Every woman and every girl inspires us. We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it. As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome. Let's celebrate their triumphs!

to the one i loved most, but then lost.

He had really silky black hair, he was about 170 cm, one of the cutest kid in class. When I was in 6th grade(12), I didn’t take that much attention towards him since he was really quiet, doesn’t talk to a lot of people and hates to...

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 her up with all their love and tenderness. She was the...

Deafening Silence

I have two black dogs. Sometimes I only have one. But once I see him, I know the other one will shortly follow. I don’t always have the black dogs with me. Some days I feel completely weightless, like I’m not carrying a burden. I’m so...

It’s never too late to be who you want...

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 future children, and my future husband would be well...

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 revealed turns out to a girl. The same way was my life. When...

Stress since birth

Well I can’t really say I was stressed since birth. However, growing up I’ve always had a carefree personality. With my carefree personality I always dreamed about playing sports and doing all those stuff an adult calls childhood...

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 student. Three months later, I suffered the loss of a...

3 Ways I Was Impacted by COVID-19 as a Woman

You might have read articles about how COVID-19 disproportionately impacted women. I can attest to feeling this way during this pandemic, and while I’m so thankful I retained those nearest and dearest — the lives of those I love — that...

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 times, they woke up as early as 4am to go to the...

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 abused me for making fundamental life decisions such as...