by Jenna Raleigh In the past few decades Iran has progressed immensely in the area of family planning. It has been said that Iran has, perhaps, the best family planning program world-wide. The program’s merits include making contraceptives free and readily available, requiring pre-marital counseling in order to be granted a marriage license, and has … Read more
by Mary Pettengill An eating disorder occurs when an individual manipulates his or her eating habits to drastically change the appearance of the body, usually to fit the social norm or socially idealized body type of their culture. In America we usually associate these concepts with anorexia and bulimia where the goal is to … Read more
by Cushundra Williams Joyce Warimu began working in the commercial sex trade after she graduated from elementary school. Her family, like many others in western Kenya, was stricken by poverty. Her father, a meager coffee bean farmer, was no longer able to support his family, and it was up to Joyce to find … Read more
by Almira Salic Imagine a young girl who is lacking in reproductive education seeing blood come down her legs for the first time. Such an event could be very confusing and frightening to an unsuspecting and uneducated girl. Now imagine what would happen if no one explained, in detail, what was happening before or after … Read more
by Victoria Wagner As my mom and I walk across the street, my eyes follow two men walking down the same road to where we are headed. Maybe it is the fast pace of their walk, the silence between them or the way they look as if they are on a mission … Read more
by Tamara Kovacs A little over a year ago, I had my most painful experience. After much thought and research, I decided to have the hood of my clitoris pierced. The entire process was quick, but those few seconds were extremely intense and painful. This is the closest I could relate to females that undergo … Read more
by Ellen Branch Birth is a basic female duty for the procreation and continuation of the human race. So why have institutions refused to offer all women access to peri-natal care that sustains what the World Health Organization (WHO) defines as optimal health “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely … Read more
By Megan D. Baillie Imagine yourself as a victim of sex trafficking; you would likely feel vulnerable, powerless, and like you no longer had much to live for. Now, imagine yourself as a former victim of sex trafficking, who is now trying to assimilate to normal life. The initial freedom from sex work does … Read more
By Amber Thomas United States: She screams, “No!” as her boyfriend lights the match to set the car on fire with her beloved dog inside. There is nothing she can do. She is trapped. If she fights back or attempts to save her beloved pet he will surely throw her into the fire. This … Read more
By Lindsay Cortwright Jeanne was attacked by 10 militia members in her home, in a village, just outside of Burnia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They raped her, one after the other while her child cried in the background. When her husband found out about the attack, he abandoned her, leaving Jeanne physically and psychologically … Read more