The Stories of Us

Women’s Stories

stories of pain, despair, brokenness,
and yet, we have such courage, we stand up and fight for what is our right, our freedom, our choices, and our lives and make our world better for each other.

Another girl kills herself to stop being forced to marry(new)

Girl kills herself so as to not marry her rapist. (new)

Pakistani couple kill daughter who talked to a boy

Lower the age of consent to lessen the number of rape?

Excellent article about politics and women

Being female is unsafe in India:

Daughter killed for being too western Turning back the clock on the rights of women

School refuses to play against a team with a girl on it
a Arizona Catholic high school has forfeited an opportunity to play in a baseball final, as the rival team fielded a girl on second base.

War on Women Turning back the clock on the rights of women

Killed for dancing At least 943 women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honor

Shattered lives A family shattered by a fathers ‘honor’ killing

Women fighting back

Youtube on violence against women - amazing words

Interesting interview between pro and anti abortionists

What women went through to gain the right to vote

Some stats on domestic violence

A excellent site on Honor killings

An Iranian actress has been sentenced to 90 lashes
Women and rape in the congo

Youtube The epidemic of rape

Youtube Child brides

Women who transform lives Vitalwomen

Half The Sky:” This site is about changing the lives of women, by fighting poverty and abuse, like sex trafficking, forced prostitution, and gender based violence, like rape. There are many links to way you can help to make other women’s lives better

100 million missing women:It is estimated that there are at least 100 million women missing in the world

Daughter strangled to death: A father strangles his daughter in a case of ‘honor killing’

Shattered lives: Lives shattered by sex prayer sessions

Honor killings: By Robert Fisk