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Feb 15, 2024 · That book was This American Ex-Wife, a new memoir-cum-manifesto by journalist Lyz Lenz, which tells the story of both her divorce and the systematic oppression of women via the institution of...
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The circumstances of the attacks that inspired Women Talking are nightmarish. For years, men in the Manitoba Colony used an anesthetic initially made for cattle to render girls and women unconscious and rape them. In 2009,one woman caught two of the attackerswhen she woke up during an assault. Initially, the men accused were punished by their own p...
Novelist Miriam Toews possesses a unique insight into the survivors’ lives. Toews was raised Mennonite in Manitoba, Canada, and has written multiple books about her background. Women Talking, her 7th novel, uses the horrific rapes as the basis for an explanation of how women speak when they are living in a place that denies them that right. It’s an...
Polley is a director who is uniquely situated to the challenge of adapting this talky and often dense material. Having begun her career as a child actor on Canadian television and, later, in films, she pivoted into directing as a young adult, with movies that explored feminine desire. Her last feature was the 2012 documentary Stories We Tell, an ex...
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Mar 12, 2024 · Sophie Cress, a licensed marriage and family therapist, agrees that the discussion surrounding divorce has changed over the last decade and is “now characterized by self-empowerment,...
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Aug 14, 2023 · "When was the moment you knew it was time to get a divorce?" Romper spoke with seven women about the instant they decided their marriage was over.
- Katie Mcpherson
Feb 28, 2024 · From a sample of 4,500 survey respondents, women ages 14 to 85, Hite found that despite pushes for equality, four-fifths of American women felt their relationships were unequal; nearly 90...
Mar 1, 2024 · Disclosure: For women strugging through the divorce process, this sponsored interview with Michelle Moore offers insights that empower, pointing out that rediscovery and resilience can come from divorce.
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Apr 1, 2016 · We picked the brains of eight divorced women to get their stories, regrets, triumphs, and advice on how to survive and thrive after a marriage ends.
