Originally published on Everyday Feminism and re-published here with their permission. Due to much political and cultural misinformation around later-term abortions, there remains a lot of fear, stigma, and confusion around what they actually are and who gets them. Many… Read More ›
Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of menstrual hygiene management and ensuring that women can menstruate with dignity and privacy. And while I’m all for privacy, I also believe strongly in the need… Read More ›
Growing up, I was quickly labeled an ana kuzusu – Turkish for “mamma’s boy.” This came from a love for my parents’ holiday parties. Each year, the gatherings brought promises of leftover turkey, börek, and Rus salatasi – a delightfully… Read More ›
Young feminists – and youth, in general – often get a bad rap for being complacent. Born into an era of legal birth control and abortion (for now, at any rate), it’s easy to take accuse Millennials of taking sexual… Read More ›
Note: Originally written for the Huffington Post. For most adolescents in the United States, menstruation is a nuisance. It is an inconvenience replete with limitless possibilities for embarrassment: did anyone see me slip a tampon in my pocket? Is it… Read More ›
On a chilly Saturday morning in Northern New Jersey, a woman clutching rosary beads and bags of pamphlets follows a father with his young daughter on an open sidewalk. The father has just dropped his wife off at a women’s… Read More ›
“Don’t smile, you’re entering the death camp!” That’s what I was told as I arrived at the clinic for a morning of escorting patients past the crowd of protesters to the front door. Let’s just note: I’m Jewish, and… Read More ›
I’ll be the first to admit that I take water for granted. I don’t give much thought to how privileged I am every time I flush a toilet or drink filtered water without exerting any more effort than walking to… Read More ›
Note: This article originally appeared in Huffington Post. March is an exciting time to celebrate girls and women. Women’s History Month commemorates the pioneers of women’s rights and equality, past and present. International Women’s Day encourages us all to continue… Read More ›
On just about every Saturday at 6:45am, you’ll find numerous 3-feet-tall easels touting full-colored, explicitly graphic photos of butchered fetuses, propped along the sidewalks of Jamaica Avenue. Depending on who you ask, the photos are either doctored, are of miscarriages… Read More ›
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