5 ways to stand with women around the globe

Today is International Women’s Day. You may have noticed that there are a lot of International “Day”s popping up: “National Frozen Foods Day” was on Sunday, and later this month there’s an International Goof Off Day. International Women’s Day isn’t an arbitrary “Day” invented in the age of the internet…

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What I Realized After Trying to Run Away From My Life (The Mighty)

Originally published on Amyoes.com on March 6, 2016 By Amy Oestreicher. Do you know the feeling you can get when you run? The harsh pounding of the wind against your chest, your legs jolted by the bounce on the pavement, the endless expanse of clouds swallowing up every other thought…

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This is what happened when a trafficking victim finally got the chance to run

Originally published on MARKETPLACE.org on March 3, 2016 By Dan Gorenstein Note: This is the second of a three-part series about human trafficking and health care. You can find to the first part, about the challenges of identifying trafficking victims when they seek medical attention, here. Find the third part,…

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You Can Get PTSD From Staying In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship

Emotionally Abusive RelationshiOriginally published on Your Tango on March 3, 2016 By Jennifer Williams-Fields. I wanted to leave, but I didn’t know how… Stop. Just stop asking why a woman is so stupid and so weak when she stays in an abusive relationship. There’s no answer you can possibly understand.…

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