The Problem with The Pill: Why Women Should Question the Contraception We Fought For
-- By creating a false cycle and stopping a woman’s natural hormonal process, the Pill—and other forms of hormonal birth control—can cause a slew of side-effects…
Can Same-Sex Marriage Eradicate the Taboo of Women Proposing to Men?
When it comes to getting engaged, men ultimately decide the timeline, pick the ring, and pop the question. Proposing marriage, therefore, remains of the most prevalent…
When Yoga Teachers Turn Toxic: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in the Yoga Community
After leading yoga gurus like John Friend (who founded Anusara yoga) and Bikram Choudhury (founder of Bikram) have been accused of sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion,…
The Real Problem with Inclusive Beauty Movements
Body-positive and inclusive beauty movements promote the idea that everyone is attractive…but is that actually the case? And are their beauty-centric messages leading to any real…
Is Pole Dancing the Key to Women’s Sexual Empowerment—and Social Change?
Some critics have condemned the trend of pole dancing for fun—via strip aerobics classes—as a perpetuation of misogyny and female objectification. However, the women who practice…
One Woman’s Mission to End Negative Self-Talk—And Why it Matters
While women are bombarded with messages on the value of self-love, and even just self-acceptance, few actually practice it. In an experiment on negative self-talk conducted…