Two years ago today, my second article for LiveYourDream.org was published. I featured the stories of girls and women who were murdered by boys and men they have never met. The reason for their murders was simply rejecting sexual/intimate advances. Read More
Month: July 2019
Bullies in the Workplace
When one of my students selected bullying among nurses as a research topic, I was genuinely surprised when she came back with countless studies on the topic of workplace bullying. What I believed would be a rare occurrence in such Read More
Dear Social Media
Dear Social Media Platforms, We really need to talk. It’s not me, it’s you. It’s 2019 and you have redefined how we interact and process new information in real time. You allow us to build communities of like-minded people. You Read More
Equal Pay Must Address the Disability Pay Gap
Intersectionality and the Gender Wage Gap The gender wage gap remains a salient issue for the feminist movement and a symbol of how we have yet to achieve gender equality. It is also an intersectional issue, and it’s critical that Read More
The Power of the Breakup (Part 2)
The first time I dumped a boy, I cried for thirty-six hours afterward. Nonstop. Yes ,really. My next breakup didn’t have nearly that kind of emotional effect on me. We had been dating for two months after having been set Read More
Presence Can Be Enough
Several years ago, I attended an event where I learned about a local organization that provides housing and resources for female victims escaping human trafficking. After browsing the website of this local group, I reached out to the director and Read More
Are You a Feminist?
Feminism has become an unpopular word and some women are choosing not to identify themselves as feminists at all. Why is the word so uncomfortable? If women themselves do not support the cause of gender equality, then will anyone else? Read More
Combatting the Racial Disparity in Maternal Mortality
Kira Dixon Johnson was a vibrant young woman. She traveled, spoke five languages, and even raced cars. Kira and her husband of ten years had a 19-month-old son when they found out she was pregnant with another boy. They were Read More