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Lifetime Psychiatric Disorders from Sexual Assault
Trigger Warning: this blog post mentions sexual assault and rape. "Childhood sexual abuse is a kind of trauma that results in lifelong...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20212 min read


It’s a Womens' Job
"I was home once and my mom yelled at me for not washing the dishes. I told her that I hadn’t eaten all day or even left my room. We both...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Standards of Being a Daughter
"I have one older brother. My brother and I never got along because I hated how much he got away with every day. Even though my brother...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Love Should Not Hurt.
Trigger warning: this blog post mentions rape and assault. "I realized from a young age the meaning of hair in our society and became...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


The Aftermath of Healing and Recovery
"A lot of feminist issues have left a mark on me. The list goes on and on. But the one experience that has shaped me the most is the...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Marriage is Not the Solution
"Child marriage is a common phenomenon in India and many parts of the world today. I grew up hearing about my grandma and aunts getting...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20212 min read


Violence is Not Heternormative
"I had a friend who was lesbian and she told me about her girlfriend who had been physically abusing her on campus. Her girlfriend made...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Social Media & Feminism
"I have struggled with an eating disorder from a very young age. I can’t recall when it first started, but I do know that it was right...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Being Drunk is Not a Sin
"One time I had gone to a party and drank, and while I was with a group of people this guy I met through another friend started touching...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Universities Don’t Care about Women
"Sexual assault on campus is prevalent. If you ask a room full of college students if they know someone who has been assaulted, chances...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


The Hands and Hearts Organization
"Approximately two girls in Gashora village get pregnant and drop out of school each month. I was perplexed and bothered by that...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Cars are for Boys, NOT for Girls.
"From a very young age, I was told that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. My mother was and still is a traditional Christian woman....
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20211 min read


Why Would you Kill the One you Love?
"The feminist issue that has left a mark in my life is the practice of honor killing around the world. Growing up in the middle east, I...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 2, 20212 min read


Protect your Daughter, Educate your Son!!
Trigger warning: This blog posts mentions incidents of rape and sexual assault. “I was raped at 10 years old and that’s something that I...
Amisha Chowdhury
Dec 1, 20211 min read
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