A challenge: our safari car getting stuck in a lake bed. Photo courtesy of Ali Rucker. To celebrate the first year of my Peace Corps service, I wanted to incorporate another Peace…
Navigating the World and Your Cycle: Using a Menstrual Cup As a Fat and/or Queer Person
Wanderful bloggers have been writing about menstrual health and menstrual cups for as long as Wanderful has existed. Because they’re portable, environmentally friendly, and reusable, they’re generally seen as perfect for travel. But if you’re…
Breast Practices: Breastfeeding in Public
Nursing in public is controversial for some. Image by Pete unseth on Wikimedia Commons. Breastfeeding was one of my top priorities after I gave birth, and also one of the…
Whose Feminism Is It, Anyway?
SlutWalk Toronto aims to embrace sexuality as an aspect of empowered women. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Those of you who have read my column before have probably figured out that I’m…
Through Poverty and Hardship: Why Every Woman Is a Changemaker
Image courtesy of Liliane Calfee, Soleil Media. We’re pleased to debut the fresh voices of the second cohort of the Go Girl Blogging Program! Stay tuned for new articles from new…
Debating the Undebatable: How Do We Define Human Rights?
Turn the lens on you. Image by Flickr user Jeremy Schultz. On my way home from work this evening, I caught a piece on NPR about a manifesto for women…
The Women’s Rights Movement in 2015: New Year, New Agenda?
Will 2015 be a year of celebration for the women’s rights movement? Image from Pixabay. It’s the beginning of a new year for many people around the world, and the…
#HeForShe: How Traveling Women Make the Experience Better for All of Us
Jasmine does what she loves: fly. Image courtesy of Bill Clevlen. Celebrating #HeForShe! The Go Girl team reached out to our male allies to talk about the #HeForShe movement started…
4 Ways to Celebrate Girls on International Day of the Girl Child 2014
Celebrate girls! Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. For all that we talk about the rights and needs of women, we often forget that women come from somewhere. Women, as Simone…
Sexual Harassment While Traveling: Let’s Talk About What to Do
It’s time for a conversation. Image by Flickr user D. Sinclair Terrasidius. Two ugly words have followed me in almost all of my travels: sexual harassment. It is a saddening…
How to Be a Feminist and a Respectful Tourist
A delicate balance that leaves you wondering. Image by Flickr user Johnragai. A few months ago, I used some space in here to look at the tightrope feminists are often…
A Picture of Gender Equality on a Short Trip to Morocco
Reflection in the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Clarke. I’m writing from a cafe in Fez, one chosen for the sole woman sitting in the window,…
2014: The Women’s Rights Challenge
India’s day of “One Billion Rising.” Image from rawstory.com. There are so many “Women in 2013” lists floating around the web right now, it seems silly to do a recap….
Girl Rising – Beauty, Hope, and Perseverance
If you have the chance to see Girl Rising, you must! A beautifully shot film about the value of educating girls, it doesn’t have a wide distribution. In fact, most…
Inspiring women
While walking to work the other day, my mind was flickering round in its usual disorganised state when my thoughts finally settled on International Women’s Day. I began to think…