Category: Abuse of Power
Some of Us Remember Surya Bonaly’s Face. That Is Why We Are Watching the Girls Now.
People played in her face and we will never forget it.There was a [...]
Children Don’t Lose the Right to Safety When They Misbehave: The Bridgette Chocoteco Story
Fourteen-year-old Bridgette Chocoteco said something after being badly [...]
Stop Asking Which Group Is Worse: 7 Ways Tribal Loyalty Gets in the Way of Protecting Children
A child tells the truth.For one brief moment, everyone seems horri [...]
We Told Girls to Speak Up. Now We Have to Listen.
When you listen to female Survivors of boundary violations, sexual har [...]
What the Celeste Keaton Incident Reveals About the Storm’s ‘Inclusive Environment’ Claims
Young people are speaking up about t [...]
NXIVM: The Story Behind Why We Teach Children About “Proving” Loyalty
Sometimes the clearest lessons for children come from watching what ha [...]
Twelve Anti-Bullying Principles We Should Aspire to for Girls
Anti-bullying policies exist to protect children from intimidation, hu [...]
The Weaponization of DARVO: How Society and the Justice System Punish Black Girls for Surviving
This piece comes from someone I follow on Substack- The Way She Came. [...]
Girls Deserve the Same Clean Reasoning: 15 Things We Already Understand About Eligibility
1. We already understand that eligibility categories exist for a reaso [...]
Why Title IX Matters for Black and Brown Girls (And Who is Undermining It)
"Et tu, NAACP?"
It has taken time for me to process my deeply embedde [...]