I Went Back To My Abuser After A Week. This Is Why It’s So Hard For Women To Get Out For Good. | HuffPost

FROM GIRLS FIGHT BACK: “I didn’t know then that 1 in 4 women are victims of intimate partner violence. I also didn’t know that, on average, a woman tries to leave her partner seven times before she succeeds. Abuse happens on a spectrum, and it happens slowly. Much like a lobster in a pot, you don’t know you’re in danger until the water is already bubbling around you. You’ve already been cooking for a while the first time you get hit; you just didn’t know it. What kind of person does end up in a relationship like that? Apparently, a person like me. And maybe even a person like you or like someone you know. It’s 1 in 4 of us, and that means it’s your friends, your sisters, your accountant, even the woman in the big house on the corner. It’s so frightfully common, yet we don’t talk about it, and we should. Shrouding abuse in shame and silence protects abusers, and it keeps people from asking for help.”

Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

 

Source: I Went Back To My Abuser After A Week. This Is Why It’s So Hard For Women To Get Out For Good. | HuffPost

How to make a hugelkultur raised garden bed | 1 Million Women

With the earth warming, and weather patterns becoming harsher, drought and water scarcity are becoming a fact of life for many people across the globe. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a garden, you just have to get smart about using your resources!

Source: How to make a hugelkultur raised garden bed | 1 Million Women

Beto O’Rourke against slave reparations for African-Americans – Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is not in favor of traditional reparations for African-Americans for the legacy of slavery but says it is important to confront the truth about how black people have been treated in the U.S.

Source: Beto O’Rourke against slave reparations for African-Americans – Washington Times