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Failure to Refuse
I want to share a story of my first sexual experience. It serves for me as catharsis. I also hope to give gentle cautionary advice. My goal is for people to find courage when they're afraid to speak. This tale begins long ago in my life and comes full circle in the current era.
By Texas Christie5 years ago in Viva
Wearing makeup does not make you a girly-girl
A girl should be two things: who and what she wants -COCO CHANEL A little while ago, I was talking with a male acquaintance and one comment that he had made still resides, unfortunately, within my working memory: That he defined me as a ‘girly-girl’ because I wear makeup.
By The Mauve Rose5 years ago in Viva
Full Body Workout for Women to Have a Toned Figure
All of us want to get into the best shape, but to begin a workout is never an easy thing. We lack in deciding how to start our workout plan. Planning is the main thing when you want to begin with something.
By Tressie Dawson5 years ago in Viva
Everyone Needs a Daily Dose of Spark in Their Life
Do it the British Way Iskra Lawrence is a thirty-year-old sunshine activist from England, a kick-ass storyteller, an empathetic human being, and an ultimate fighter in all the senses this words can encompass it.
By Zara Miller5 years ago in Viva
IUD Pregnancy
After growing up in a strict Italian Catholic family, I continued to attend mass every Sunday as an adult. I would tell people that it's because it made me feel connected to my family while I was far away from home. The real reason is that I was afraid that if I didn't go God would punish me by allowing me to get pregnant. Of course, I am joking, kind of.
By Maria5 years ago in Viva
I'm A Survivor Of Unresolved Trauma And I'm Here To Share My Story With You
When I was a freshman in high school, all the girls in their ninth-grade gym classes were taught self-defense should they ever come in contact with a predator one day. I was informed that one in four girls are sexually abused or raped by the age of eighteen. Back then I knew deep down in my heart that one day I'd be that one put of four girls. I was right. I hate being right.
By Dez's Public Journal 5 years ago in Viva
Full Body Workout for Women to Have a Toned Figure
All of us want to get into the best shape, but to begin a workout is never an easy thing. We lack in deciding how to start our workout plan. Planning is the main thing when you want to begin with something.
By Tressie Dawson5 years ago in Viva
How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks Naturally After Pregnancy
After pregnancy, one of the most common worries is that of stretch marks. They can appear on various regions around the body such as hips, arms, breasts and the abdomen.
By Todays Lifestyle5 years ago in Viva
CEDAW
Chapter No. 1 Introduction 1.1 Main thesis statement In this thesis work, I will focus on the introduction to CEDAW and how does it operates in different countries of the world especially in Pakistan. I will also highlight the steps on which CEDAW works in Pakistan and how it has made possible to provide women with rights that they were not given. Furthermore, there will a deep comparison between how CEDAW is operated in Pakistan and other countries like Bangladesh. My research will also highlight how CEDAW has raised the status of women in the society. The steps taken by Pakistan to improve the status of women in society after ratifying CEDAW will also be a major focus of the thesis. Later on, in the end the reforms that are taken to strengthen the steps taken and ways to improve the functioning of CEDAW in Pakistan will be explored.
By Hina5 years ago in Viva
Doubt: The Cornerstone of Condoning Rape
The question I’d like to ask Marie, even after the truth came out, is if she had to do it all over again, would she still call the police? Would she still come forward? Would she tell Peggy? Shannon? She was burned at the stake for telling the truth saturated in doubt as kerosene, everyone she told threw lit matches on her. Would she do it again?
By Kate R5 years ago in Viva
Melbourne's jewels to demystify the female body
Her long hair just about reaches her thighs. Blonde all over except the roots, where her natural brown-black hair peeks through – in a way, mimicking the mixed blood that flows through her veins. After all, Mino was born to a German-Japanese mother and a Taiwanese-Indonesian father, a love story that started in Asia.
By Shareena Aziz5 years ago in Viva
5 Beauty Habits Every Woman Should Follow In Morning
With your basic morning rituals, you need to follow a beauty regime as well. Beauty habits that you develop early in the morning will help your skin get a great glow.
By Laura Smith5 years ago in Viva