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Those Not-So-Trivial things people say to women
It was New Year’s Eve, and my family and I were getting ready to head up to my aunt’s place. My dad and I were waiting in the living room. As usual, he served himself a glass of alcohol to take in the car.
By lorenacol5 years ago in Viva
The most prominent women in the world of technology
Only 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women. Given the fact that IT spending worldwide is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2021, women are misrepresented in a field where the potential to grow and advance in one's career is one of the highest.
By Daniel Markuson5 years ago in Viva
WandaVision and The Female Identity. Top Story - February 2021.
WARNING: This article will contain WandaVision spoilers! If you're a Marvel fan, chances are WandaVision has consumed your waking hours with endless thoughts of mind-blowing conspiracy theories that leave you wondering what's true and what's just speculation.
By Leigh Hooper5 years ago in Viva
Simple Guidance For You In Endometriosis.
Overview: Endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is an often debilitating disease in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus — the endometrium — develops outside your uterus.
By primehealthblog5 years ago in Viva
Free Britney
I feel fired up. I watched "Framing Britney Spears." If you had told me in my early 20s that in my early 40s I would be feeling empathetic towards Britney Spears, I would have tied my flannel shirt around my waist, turned up my Cure CD, and laughed in your face. But I am older, wiser, and now...I care about stuff. Watching this documentary made me think that what is happening to Britney, is happening to all of us. And by us, I mean all of womankind.
By Mandy Jewell5 years ago in Viva
Anna M Mangin invented the pastry fork
If Anna M Mangin's name and photo are foreign to you then I am very happy to introduce this innovative young woman to you. She invented the pastry fork and the pastry fork spatula in 1891, and they continue to be widely utilized today. (The actual first spatula was invented one year earlier by John Spaduala, in 1890.) When it comes to Black History, I am different from most and search for the unsung heroes. When my children were in school, I advised them to not write about Dr. King and Rosa Parks whose works are already well known.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Viva
I don’t remember the day I became a woman because I was too embarrassed
I’m fairly certain I was 14 and I believe I must have been at school when I started — an all-girls boarding school. I suppose there must have just been a lot of blood suddenly there in my underwear. So much! So deeply, darkly, thickly red! This is me guessing at the thoughts that must have tumbled through my head, presumably in a toilet cubicle. But I do have a vague sense that I was surprised at the sheer volume of blood that fell out of me, and that sensation of it falling — viscous, a bit like honey without the sugary stickiness, and very warm; I still find it curious. The smell of body and iron.
By Charlie Nicholson5 years ago in Viva
A Menstrual Healing Meditation Helped Me Dig Into a Goldmine of Inner Wisdom
I asked my friend Amy McKeown, a mental health and wellbeing and women’s health consultant who works with organisations to develop employee wellbeing strategies, to lead me in a menstrual healing meditation. She is among the first intake of women training to become a facilitator of menstrual medicine circles, a new healing modality developed by psychotherapists and women’s health experts Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and taught through their UK organisation The Red School. It involves holding a woman in a meditation and using the power of ‘menstrual cycle awareness’ (MCA) to gain insight and healing across the physical, emotional and psychological layers of her being.
By Charlie Nicholson5 years ago in Viva
I Need Therapy
I often wonder when touching myself started to repulse me. When I think back to my childhood I can’t remember a time that I was curious about the situation between my legs. There were times when I would prevent myself from going pee because I didn’t want to miss out on whatever fun was happening around me. Sometimes, I would squeeze my thighs together so tightly that I think I may have given myself a tiny clitoral orgasm. The satisfaction in that must have been enough to keep me uninterested in actually removing my clothes and fully checking out the area. On the other hand, I think these moments should have sparked more curiosity.
By Goldie5 years ago in Viva
Fall in Love with Luvvie: Luvvie Ajayi Jones
When you have people like drama-series creator, and showrunner Shonda Rhimes as a supporter and champion of your work, you’ve done something right.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Viva
Lucia Berlin – A Life
“The first word I spoke was Light” – Lucia Berlin, Welcome Home. Welcome Home by Lucia Berlin will stun you with its optimism and simplicity. The unfinished work by the deceased author is an autobiographical work that sparkles with buoyancy even in the face of hardship, and you’ll be warmed by the sentiment behind it. Consisting of the original unfinished work as well as photographs and letters compiled by her son, Jeff, the work is a fitting capstone tribute to this fascinating short story writer.
By Drew Jaehnig5 years ago in Viva
“Consent Classes” — Kenya’s Unique Approach to Rape Prevention
Recently, I saw a video on Facebook, regarding the amazing initiative taken up by the schools in Nairobi, Kenya. They were educating boys and girls about consent, respecting women from an early age, masculinity ,and sexual harassment. This was one of the very few videos in recent times, which connected with me so profoundly and led me to research more about it.
By Shruthi Sundaram5 years ago in Viva