The Other Side of Victim
Dear Women For One Community, I am honored to post this lesson from an inspirational woman who I already feel a kinship with. If you have received this email, I ask that you take a few minutes to be...
View ArticleInterview with Dr. Elizabeth Debold
Happy May, Women For One! I want to introduce you to a pioneer and a visionary for women and the human race, Dr. Elizabeth Debold. I discovered Dr. Debold when I signed up for a course she was...
View ArticleWomen In My Country of Egypt
Dear Sisters of the World, This beautiful story is from a “sister” of mine in Egypt. Our Women For One team member, Alaa, writes a heartfelt explanation of her perspective on women’s roles in the...
View ArticleEquality Now Discusses Anniversary and New Campaign for Women Worldwide
Dear Women For One Community, I have been personally supporting this POWERFUL organization for over 10 years. Please read this impactful interview with Equality Now. NOW is the time for women to...
View ArticleThe Transcribed Version of Wf1′s Audio Conversation with Dr. Maya Angelou
I am honored to have spoken with Dr. Maya Angelou. For those of you that prefer written interviews, we are posting the written version of our audio interview with Maya on our site as well as the...
View ArticleA Conversation with Dr. Maya Angelou
I am honored to have spoken with one of the most incredibly inspiring and powerful women in history, celebrated author and poet, Dr. Maya Angelou. Dr. Angelou was a primary inspiration for the...
View ArticleTough Angels: Empowering Community Circles Protecting Women and Children from...
Today we’re honored to share with you one woman’s story about her experience in South Africa, which helped her create Tough Angels – a nonprofit whose mission is to help empower communities to protect...
View ArticleForgiving Myself By: M.B.
This courageous story exemplifies Truthtelling at its purest form. Sexual assault and violence against women pervade our entire world. The bravery and self-introspection that it takes for a woman to...
View ArticleOur Journey to Make the World Better By: Kara Wiegand
In this inspiring story of social action and inspiration, Kara Weigand of www.threadsworldwide.com tells us of the step she took to help empower women around the world and how that single step led to a...
View ArticleWhy Are Women Acting Like Men? By: Dana Prophet
Today’s Truthteller reminds us that as women, we should all feel like princesses sometimes. That doesn’t mean that we are frail, weak, or need a man to rescue us. What it means is that we are strong,...
View ArticleZohra Sabban supports ‘Stand For Egyptian Women’
We received this submission from a supporter of our Facebook page. Women For One is continually striving to highlight and empower women who are speaking out against the oppression and violence of women...
View ArticleWomen Of My Country By: Ghada Zribi
Each and every day women face oppression all around the world. In this piece we learn about the situation in Tunisia, and hear from someone who knows it firsthand. She gives us perspectives on what...
View ArticleThe Good Girl By: Nadia Jasmin McDonald
Why are women treated differently than men? Our latest Truthteller shares her story of finding that specific focus which made her feel empowered and inspired, and then even more importantly, how she...
View ArticleAnd The Window Cried By: Anthony Liccione
Abuse of women affects all of us, men and women alike. It is disempowering, destructive, and ultimately deadly at times. In this poem, we read of one man’s reflection on the experience of abuse and the...
View ArticleThe Buck Stop Here By: Wendy Edwardson
We often think in terms of how we can satisfy others, especially as it relates to our jobs…but what if we started to ask what we can do to inspire and satisfy ourselves? Wendy Edwardson began asking...
View ArticleWomen, Know (NO) More By: Audrey Hope
In this poetic submission, Audrey Hope offers a call to action for women to reconnect with their sacred feminine nature and to find empowerment in ancient ways of being which embraces who we truly are...
View ArticlePlastic Has No Heart By: Sue Shanahan
“We are fine just the way we are” writes Sue Shanahan, in this well thought-out exploration of body image and self image the way that women are portrayed in film and print. She explores the idea that...
View ArticleShalom From Jerusalem By: Chaya Gross
We love when we get praise for encouraging and facilitating women to share their stories! We especially love when we hear from women across the world about their inspiration. Chaya Gross shares her...
View ArticleThe Performer By: Sondos Shabayek
Sondos Shabeyek is a journalist turned director who focuses on exploring, exposing, and discussing social taboos in Egyptian society. In 2011, in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution, her passion...
View ArticleI Will Pinch Your Ass and Grab Your Boobs, and You Can’t Talk About It: The...
Sondos Shabeyek is simply beautiful – in every sense of the word. Reading her courageous words that resonate with women everywhere moves my heart into a knowing the absolute necessity for Women For...
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