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Feminism demands a future free of fat shaming, body obsession and the male gaze.

Dear mirror, please tell me why should I trust you?
"For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population of phantoms resembling me increase. Somewhere they live, somewhere they multiply. I alone do not exist." - Vladimir Nabokov
By Bérengère Balteau4 years ago in Viva
The Playlist for Your Entire Cycle
Let’s be real – periods haven’t had the best PR team. They’re positioned as the biggest inconvenience with no fun to be had (and for some folks, yes this can be the case). Which certainly doesn’t set the stage for a healthy and positive relationship with our periods.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Viva
Period Sex Is Actually Amazing —
Periods are a physiological cycle that almost everyone with a uterus goes through. Despite the fact that having sex on your period is such a common aspect of our life, religious and social taboos still exist, and there is a dearth of discussion about sexual desire during menstruation as a natural, normal function. In fact, the word "taboo" comes from the Polynesian word "tapua,"
By Rashel4 years ago in Viva
My Birth Control Pills Gave Me a Blood Clot
The pain was sudden. Unfamiliar. Uncalled for. Throbbing and heavy. Unlike anything I had ever felt before. It was a Wednesday evening. I had just gotten home from work and popped a migraine medicine for the persistent headache that had been with me all day. I had plans I wanted to keep for the night. But as I was about to leave the house, I felt it. A sudden aching pain in my arm.
By Caitlin Wachs4 years ago in Viva
My Experience With Sexual Harrassment in Nollywood - Linda Osifo
Nigerian actress Linda Osifo is one of Nollywood's newest and biggest stars. The actress has experienced a meteoric rise to fame and has acted in such blockbuster movies as A Naija Christmas, Tanwa Savage, Unroyal, Merry Men, Devil in Agbada, and more.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Viva
what happen when a fat girl wants to be a actress?
i always thought that i had to be skinny and pretty to be on tv or to be a model, at least skinny pretty wasn't such a big deal, turning 15 and watching netflix movies that "try to make you feel accepted with your body" i thought that maybe it wasnt that necessary to be skinny, and also i realize that a lot of teenagers movies on netflix were so bad.
By Valeria Viveros 4 years ago in Viva
New Technological Advancements, New Ways to Exploit Women
What is a deepfake? A form of AI, a deepfake software enables the user to swap the faces on a video, creating an illusion that a person is doing or saying something that didn’t occur. Currently, there are a few major software companies on the market performing deepfakes, including “Faceswap,” “DeepFaceLab,” and “Deepfakes Web.” This software is free; anyone that downloads it can use it, some even are available in the app store.
By KB4 years ago in Viva
It is that 'time of the month.'
Friends! Can we have a conversation that can seem controversial? Can we talk about something that is only addressed in memes or on Tic Tok videos?
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins4 years ago in Viva
“ I Need Water”
One of my favorite ice breaker questions to ask somebody is ‘why do you think we, as humans, dream?’ The answers that come can shed a lot of insight into how a person views the world around them.
By Jade Swayne4 years ago in Viva
My Period Really Affects Me
My period really affects me. Everything starts out fine, I am functioning. I am working, going to school and hanging out with friends. I am happy. Living each day like it's my last. I go to the gym, I make myself a smoothie. I journal and I read. I make a cup of tea.
By Amira Buckly4 years ago in Viva
Jellybean . Top Story - December 2021.
“I’ll start my diet on Monday” “I’ll lose the weight next year, I promise” “Once I lose this weight my life will be so much better”. I tell myself these small platitudes and for the briefest of moments, I truly believe them. I think I want to believe them because we’re so conditioned to believe that our worth is tied to our outward beauty.
By Miranda Mariana Maloy 4 years ago in Viva
Infertility, IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) Clinic in Delhi
Infertility clinics are used to help women overcome infertility. They offer comprehensive counselling, fertility treatments, reproductive endocrinology, and assisted reproductive technology. Women can be infertile due to various causes such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian failure, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and cervical factor infertility.
By Surrogacy Centre India4 years ago in Viva