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She Was Here: The Erasure of Women from America’s Story

May 13, 2025

We are fast living in a world where women are becoming invisible, except as sex objects or baby machines.

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This Mother’s Day, It’s Okay to Ask Yourself if Parenthood is Right for You

May 8, 2025

In a world that expects young women to want to mother and birth children, how can people critically and honestly reflect on if parenting is right for them?

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Youth Mental Health Decline: Disability, World Challenge, or BOTH?

April 20, 2025

Social determinants, which encompass the structural conditions people are exposed to, are becoming more harmful.

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A Workforce Without Women?

April 8, 2025

Remove women from the workforce, and economies will crumble faster than a toddler’s Lego tower.

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Turn Off the Cameras: End Inhumane Treatment of Women in Michigan Prisons

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March 22, 2025

Women in this facility endure dehumanizing procedures that contradict every value espoused in the Governor’s river of hope-filled sentiments.

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Just Keep Swimming: A Safety Plan for Life in 2025

February 27, 2025

For victims and survivors of domestic violence, a safety plan is more than just a strategy—it is a lifeline.

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Improve Postpartum Care to Detect Preeclampsia

February 21, 2025

While most cases of preeclampsia arise in pregnancy, it turns out my experience of having a healthy pregnancy with normal blood pressures and being diagnosed after delivery is not uncommon.

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The Time for Mercy is Now: A Call for Mass Clemency for Incarcerated Women

February 3, 2025

Up to 90% of women sentenced to prisons in the US are survivors of sexual and physical violence, either in childhood, adulthood or both.

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Leadership, Sex trafficking, Pregnancy, #MeToo, Parenting, LGBTQ+, #TimesUp

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Why More Women Are Questioning Traditional Leadership Approaches

February 9, 2026

The focus is shifting away from whether women should lead towards whether prevailing leadership approaches reflect how women choose to lead.

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