Joni Edelman

I was told that feminism is man hate. That abortion is murder. And then I thought, "What am I doing here?"

Do you want people to for-sure panic? Tell them not to panic.

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

If you decide pit or leg hair isn't a big deal, then bam! It's not a big deal.

As a celebration of the Ravishly community, we welcome you to #RavsReaders, a weekly feature where we'll spotlight one of our beloved readers.

It's #STDAwareness week here at Ravishly. We're kicking it off with this handy chart!

You can work your butt off and still be left with a tummy. Bummer.

As long as I can remember having paid attention to the media, I can remember a woman's weight—or body in general—being a news story.

Body politics activist. Photographer. Chronic quoter of Monty Python. Unapologetic fat chick.

91% of women report dissatisfaction with their body. Ninety-one. I know you know math—that’s 9/10 of women.