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Why You Should Help Yourself Before Helping Others

Why You Should Help Yourself Before Helping Others

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In this clip, Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother, in all their beautiful realness, focus on the question - 'How hard is it being a wife and mother?' The ensuring answer applies not just to mothers, but also to women in the twenty-something stages and more. As women, we are often programmed to throw ourselves into something so hard, that we [...]
Behind the Veil: Sara Shamsavari

Behind the Veil: Sara Shamsavari

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Upon meeting Sara Shamsavari, one can tell that fear isn’t often an emotion she publically conveys. Confident but kind, her demeanor holds a strength and wisdom seen through the fearless work she creates. A multidisciplinary artist, Sara was born in Iran in the midst of the Islamic Revolution, fleeing the country before settling in London. Her emotiv[...]
Guest Post: A Media Manifesto

Guest Post: A Media Manifesto

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It seems like everywhere I go, there’s some form of media telling me something about women. Whether it’s the larger-than-life posters of Victoria’s Secret models smiling down at me as I walk through the mall, the lyrics to music that comes on my radio driving home from school, or the magazine covers on display at the supermarket, I am constantly being told w[...]
Why we should we stop labelling women as 'Crazy'

Why we should we stop labelling women as 'Crazy'

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Some years ago I was out with a close male friend when he decided that he wanted to have sex with me. We were both very drunk, and I was a virgin. I didn’t like the way things were going, and told him so. He persisted. I made it very clear that I had no intention of sleeping with him. He pleaded, negotiated, trying to bring me to his way of thinking. He took[...]