feminism

At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.

Born a feminist.
I grew up in a very traditional family. From a young age, my extremely inquisitive self couldn’t understand just why they call the girls to the kitchen to do simple things like the dishes when there are equally capable boys to do them. But it wasn’t until I got into reading articles and listening to what others had to say about it that I realized that that “feminist” term was one I identified with.
By Kamogelo 6 years ago in Viva
Women's Ancient Healing Power
Separated by decades, space, and death her words reverberated from the past. Echoing into my future they found me Waiting…
By Gabrielle Fox6 years ago in Viva
Women who walk with tigers and hummingbirds
By virtue of living inside a system that is built to undermine your body, objectify and dismember your beauty, chastise and fearfully funnel your power into exploitative ducts, imbibe your soft and essential waterfalls until only barren spaces are left, bury your fiery and exact flame into caskets of underpaid production and mandated reproduction, you, my dear, are my inspiration. When I say you, I am asking every womxn identifying body to look in the mirror. That is, precisely, the you I mean. It is impossible for me to choose just one of you. For I know that my life as a woman is inextricably interlaced with yours- meaning all of us. So, let me honor all of us.
By CocoEva Luz6 years ago in Viva
The Moment I Realized I Was a Feminist
Walking alone at night. Paying the bill. Having children. Leading a work project. Dressing up for a party. Maintaining the household. Making the first move. You know what they are. Without explanation you've probably heard about these expectations for women—things women are expected and not expected to do, the way women are meant to act and the way they aren't. Each situation highlights something very important—the prevailing existence of the gender gap.
By Samantha Sabio6 years ago in Viva
"Indelible."
"We got our faces from the wimmin before us. Placed our hands on our side to firmly situate ourselves upward, to sway with some 'tude'. We stood like the tallest of trees, rooted in the survival of the ones before and the ones after. My mother folded herself into the corners of my mouth, stretching my dimples from the center of my cheek to the curve that shaped my chin. My grandmothers laid their lives along my collarbone, only revealing themselves when I lost the weight of the world, after gorging myself on energy that I couldn't use, but could only store, making me feel heavy in myself. My aunts came together and imprinted their marks that stretched across my entire body, creating a roadmap only I could read. Their legacies, I carry with me. Literally." - Breanna Taylor.
By Bre Dioni 💅🏾6 years ago in Viva
The Cycle of Hate Towards Women
We all have heard or used the phrase “I am not like the other girls.” As we grow, the sentence started to bother some of us, raising questions as to why it is used, and why it exists in the first place. We can pick the easy route and say it is caused by deeply internalized misogyny that we especially see in younger women. While it can be a reason to belittle an entire gender, it is not enough to satisfy the question.
By Ipek Bengisu Kumas6 years ago in Viva
Women having equal rights.
Welcome to the 21st century where women have rights. So, we’re supposed to. Since the dawn of time women have been fighting for their rights. The right to be equal to men, and not to be treated as second class.
By Jen Phillips6 years ago in Viva
Man or Woman, Why Calling Yourself a Feminist is a Good Thing
Almost two years ago I was a Londoner hooked to social media, and very aware of what was going on in the world, particularly in the U.S and the U.K; I felt energised every time there was a win for humanity such as the #metoo movement, but unlike other Londoners, I did not go out much, instead, I invested my time leaving comments and writing blogs about some of the things I went throughout my life, those experiences I felt could help others; but all that stopped in the moment I moved back to my home country.
By Grace Evelyn6 years ago in Viva
In Praise of Real Women This History Month
’You are our world and you carry it’s future in your hands’ This is a thank you to all the real women that cross my path on a daily basis. The women that enrich our world with their multi-faceted views, that recognise the beauty that surrounds us and that uplift us, not by focusing on the failings of others, but by seeking out the positive, to effect change in our world.
By Robert Turner6 years ago in Viva
Women suffer in silence
Women suffer in silence. Human beings are confined in their hypocrisy as usual, how can we celebrate women for one specific day only? The same woman who risked her life in order for you to be born, yet you dare celebrate her strength for only one day? In this so called world of equality where governments champion the bliss of achieving gender-equality and equal opportunities, women have to suffer in silence. The patriarchy is kicking and ever-present in our society, be it casual sexism or even the unwanted opinions that women have to listen to at work. We try to canalise our girls to accept the rules of the male dominated world by legitimating the inequalities that are produced by the bigoted norms of the patriarchy.
By Muzammil Gooljar 6 years ago in Viva
The Female Uprising and Conquering of the Tyrannical Monsters
The Female Uprising and Conquering of the Tyrannical Monsters by Liv Atterson Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams March 31, 1776
By Liv Atterson6 years ago in Viva
I Hate Myself, Does That Make Me a Bad Feminist?
I consider myself a radical feminist. Perhaps that is redundant as feminism seems to be radical all on it's own. But what I want to talk about right now is women and self love and how that might not align with what we believe as feminists.
By mari6 years ago in Viva