Define Woman
“You are a woman. Skin and bones. Veins and nerves. Hair and sweat. You are not made of metaphors. Not apologies. Not excuses. ” – Sarah Kay Sarah Kay, known for spoken word poetry, wrote a beautiful...
View ArticleSave a Damsel in Distress
“Why does every princess need to have a prince? It’s the same old story but I’m just not convinced. Why keep on assuming men will save the day? I can be the hero and do it in my own way” I got these...
View ArticleWide Awake
One morning, I woke up and decided I wanted to pursue women’s studies. On that same morning, I browsed through the university’s website and grabbed the phone for inquiry. I was not expecting the...
View ArticleJesus (Fill in the Blank) Women
Is Jesus sexist? I have often read that religion is misogynistic and oppressive. I read a blog addressing to Christian women: feminism is not your friend. I also read a blog of a pastor, entitled Ten...
View ArticleLearning
They say journals are good learning tools. I am documenting a few things I have learned from the past few weeks. I am done with my fieldwork with a group of home-based women workers. They are highly...
View ArticleThe thing called “Passion”
It’s Saturday. It is the time of the week when I have my “me-time”. I woke up late and had coffee and watched makeup tutorial and vlogs. Then I started to worry for my upcoming advocacy event but...
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