Category: Global Conflict

The Children Are in the Philippines. The Men Paying for Their Sexual Abuse Are in America. CNN Investigates.
Why are we still discussing these crimes as though the abuse is primar [...]
Twelve Anti-Bullying Principles We Should Aspire to for Girls
Anti-bullying policies exist to protect children from intimidation, hu [...]
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 [...]
Praying for the Freedom of All Girls Around the World This Independence Day
Historically and to this very day we have not treated girls well. We a [...]

Trauma vs. Weapons: Why We Have Billions for War but “No Budget” to Prevent Child Neglect and Abuse
By now you have to see it.
Maybe it was easier to ignore before when [...]

Pear Joseph: What Happens When Children Are Given Time Instead of Pressure
pic.twitter.com/Opuw3eyRrT
— Pear Joseph (@thepearjoseph) December [...]
The Danger of Believing “Our Side” Can’t Harm Children
It’s okay to belong to a group—but when you convince yourself that y [...]
If You Can’t Face Ugly History, Children Notice
Until we become the kind of grown ups who can handle hearing about ugl [...]

You Can’t Protect Female Spaces While Holding Onto Racism
When we talk about protecting female spaces, we have to be honest: you [...]
She Is the Culture. Not the Cover-Up.
A message for every loving parent, elder, teacher, and guide.
We crea [...]