“You can’t date till you’re an adult! No boyfriends allowed!” *sneaks around* “You can’t do that in my house! Not under my roof!” *“Okay, well I’m 21… Read more “Marriage and Tradition”
Category: A Room with a View
Reflections on various issues related to discrimination against women by members of our community
Failing Our Families
We repeat it so often, “it takes a village to raise a child”, and while we know this is true, Trinidad and Tobago has forgotten to include… Read more “Failing Our Families”
Consent or Compliance? The slippery slope.
Sex is a messy affair. And I’m not just referring to the interlocking of body parts and the exchange of fluids. The ethics of sexual relations, the… Read more “Consent or Compliance? The slippery slope.”
“You’re on your own, sister. Figure it out!”
by Samantha Campbell Consent is one of those simple-looking words that give many of us pause when asked to describe it. It seems an explanation should simply roll… Read more ““You’re on your own, sister. Figure it out!””
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters by Simone Leid Fathers. Whether they’ve been a constant presence… Read more “Fathers and Daughters”
Interview with Debra Providence
WomenSpeak talks to Debra Providence about her poem While Walking Up Back Street WS: It feels like this poem is based on a real incident that happened to you?… Read more “Interview with Debra Providence”
No Small Victory by Nicole Green… Read more
MAYBE IT’S JUST ME by… Read more