It’s a women’s world, so to speak, and this month we’re highlighting all the reasons why. International Women’s Day (IWD) is just around the corner and like all great things, it’s only right that we acknowledge the stories of women who have made and are making waves in their respective fields. But before we do that, how’s a little bit of history? Read more

I have a mentor. We meet every two or so weeks to catch up and chat about my plans. Without fail every meeting, before we dive into the actual reason why we’re speaking, we lose ourselves in topical conversations, each of us in turn educating and challenging the other Read more

Welcome back to the Let’s Talk About Contraception post series. In ‘The Combined Pill Edition’, we learnt about the facts that they don’t want you to know, discussed the deceptive nature of healthcare professionals on this subject and touched up the impacts the combined pill can have on your mental health. This week, we’re going that step further and discussing the way in which women are expected and in many cases, encouraged to physically alter our bodies in order for us to exercise our own sexuality Read more

Society’s embrace of the Strong Black Woman leaves little room for Black Women to be vulnerable. Through it, we are robbed of softness and of delicacy. We are forced to be the pillars of our community, while being silenced and subjected to misogynoir. I have only just begun to dissect the Strong Black Woman and how she has impacted me personally. But I hope that in sharing my process, together we can learn to make space for the Vulnerable Black Woman, because she is the one we need to be praising. She is the one we need to uphold. Read more

Please note: this post discusses abortion and contains content of a sensitive nature. Reader discretion is advised. This week Green Tea Drinker shares with us her experience of pregnancy and abortion. As she demonstrates, experiences of pregnancy and abortion are not universal and as complicated as the debate around abortion may be for some, for others it is not. Regardless of whether we agree with a Woman’s decision or not, what happens to her body should be her choice, for we Women experience things differently. However, there is room for all our truths to be spoken and respectfully heard. Read more

4.9 million Women. That’s how many Women in the UK have experienced sexual assault in the UK. Though the truth is, that number is much higher, for most Women do not come forward about their experiences of sexual violence. 207 Women. That’s how many were killed. But, as MP Jess Phillips so rightly pointed out in Parliament, the British government do not collect detailed data about the number of Women killed each year or the circumstances around their deaths and that is a reflection of the toxic culture our society upholds. The murder of Sarah Everard rationalised all my fears as a Woman and that rationalisation gave way to a panic that I have since struggled to control. That feeling is something I have previously found difficult to describe however, it’s something that I have found the words to explain now. Read more

More than 100 million Women around the world use the combined oral pill and each one will have their own unique story to tell about their experience. Some will sing of sunshine and rainbows and others will tell of hormonal hell. This week I’ll be kicking off the Let’s Talk About Contraception post series by sharing with you my rollercoaster ride with the combined pill. A little sneak peek: it most definitely was not all sunshine and rainbows… Read more

I used to love visiting my family in Zimbabwe as a child. My cousins and I used to run around outside, none of us caring how hard we threw the basketball we used as a dodge ball at each Read more