women – Youth Voices

The Obscured Secrets

Destiny, March 22, 2023, History, Reduced Inequalities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Responding with wonderment and awe, Spring 2023, Showcase, SLA@Beeber, The 1619 project, women, 0

Featured image: A mother’s embrace is like no other – this image captures that feeling perfectly. A black woman...

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Women of change

Esteban, March 17, 2022, Gender Equity (Women), Environment, Women in Action, Environment & World, women, Berkeley High School, feminism, Change in the world, 0

Malala Yousafza is fighting for the right of education to all women in Pakistan that even today are treated...

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Comparison between Malala Yousafzai and Shirley Chisholm

Claas, March 17, 2022, Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, women, Equality, international women, Berkeley High School, #womensrights, Black Women, 0

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman rights activist who started standing up against injustice from a very young age. ...

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Is this the start of women taking lead in the Best Director Golden Globes?

Aaliyah, August 26, 2021, Gender Equity (Women), Women in Action, Arts & Entertainment, Director, entertainment industry, women, 0

In the article, “Women Dominate 2020 Best Director Golden Globes” I learned that many women are rarely recognized for...

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“Jane Eyre” and its influence on my own writing

Josie, February 26, 2021, Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, women, #inspirational, British Literature, main character, 0

The novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, opens with the melancholy scene of a poor orphan girl, who...

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Redistributing Women’s Work

Zhelanea, September 14, 2020, Showcase, Family, Getting Started, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2020, women, homework, Orange Cove High School, #womeninwork, 0

Women have always had the traditional role of taking care of their home. With new education, and more job...

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shadow box

Fanny, October 4, 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Shadow Box, Fall 2019, women, latina, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #EthnicStudies, 2

This shadow box represents, my culture and myself. When people look at me, they see sometimes see me as...

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Flesh and Blood (But Mostly Blood)

Youth Voices Team, October 2, 2019, Guest Post, Fall 2019, blood, period, women, 0

Flesh and Blood (But Mostly Blood) Blood is a part of my life. Not because I’m injured frequently, but...

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Rape Presentation

Max, May 17, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, women, Rape, #feminism, womensrights, #rapeculture, #domesticViolence, 0

My Presentation features the dangers of college rape. Many young women are raped during their time in college and...

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The Tampon Tax

Karishma, May 15, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, #periodpoverty, women, periods, #menstruation, #tax, 0

The Tampon Tax is a sales tax which taxes menstrual products. The tax is regressive which shows how unfair...

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Junior project Human Trafficking

Dynasty, May 24, 2018, Spring 2018, Showcase, Quality Education, Men, #trafficking, sex slave, women, children, 0

Dear Youth Voices Community, I am Dynasty Spinks-Breazeale. I am currently a junior and into journalism. I’m doing...

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The Gender Pay Gap: Fact or Fiction?—The Misleading Truth

Chelsy, April 10, 2018, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Spring 2018, Showcase, Equality, gender, #wagegap, women, 2

The gender wage gap is a controversial social issue that has constantly resurfaced throughout recent years. Even with the...

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Sexual Harassment: How it is Dominating the Workplace

Lisbeth, April 8, 2018, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Call to Action, Spring 2018, Showcase, #speakup, #donaldtrump, Time'sUp, #SexualHarassment, #BillCosby, girls, women, 0

Sexual Harassment is a predominant topic in today’s modern day society. The number of sexual assault complaints has increased,...

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Unequal Pay

Raisa, April 7, 2018, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Call to Action, American Dream, Spring 2018, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Gender, #feminism, Unequal Pay, women, 0

Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...

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Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Lalla-Aicha, March 29, 2018, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Slavery, Prostitution, #womenslife, #asia, #southeast asia, women, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, 4

My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...

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The Power of Choice

Ronnie, March 2, 2018, Politics, Religion, Abortion, Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), #reproductiverights, women, 1

Over the past few months in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has worked vigorously...

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The Price of Being a Woman in Prison

Beth, February 12, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Incarceration, The Fifth Column, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Spring 2018, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Gender Equity (Women), Crime, Call to Action, crime, health, incarceration, hygiene, women, gender inequality, Inequality, 4

In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...

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Whose Rights Are Reproductive Rights?

Ronnie, February 11, 2018, Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Abortion, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, women, #reproductiverights, 2

The multi-decade long debate about reproductive rights has been in the political atmosphere as well as a social and...

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Stigmas with Menstruation

Caleigh, February 10, 2018, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), international women, stigma, tampon tax, women, periods, menstrual health, 4

This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to go to Thailand, and teach to villagers the advantages to...

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Challenges facing the women of India

Ceceli, February 9, 2018, Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, india, women rights, women, 4

India has become a very special place to me and is very close to my heart. I travelled...

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Women in Medicine

Chloe, January 10, 2018, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, women, medicine, wage gap, 1

An issue that I care about immensely is women’s rights in the workplace. In particular, women’s job opportunities in...

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#MeToo

Paul, January 9, 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Social Media, Media, Call to Action, Protest, Showcase, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Gender, Inequality, women, sexual assault, Time'sUp, #MeToo, 0

Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...

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Being a Woman in Love with a Woman

Whitney, November 14, 2017, Fall 2017, Coming Out, Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, coming out, girlfriend, women, lesbian, story, 3

Here is my “Coming Out” story! Please listen and included is a transcript for those who need it! (the...

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Unique, Beautiful, and Independent

krivera, May 5, 2017, Spring 2017, freedom, independent, beautiful, unique, free, women, 0

You are unique and beautiful just the way you are, don’t let anyone make you think you are...

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excuse me young lady?

Cindy, March 10, 2017, Gender Equity (Women), women, Sexism, stereotypes, 0

Embrace your body but cover it up; don’t show your shoulders, stomach, or knees, you’re a distraction. Showing off...

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Women in the Victorian Era-Main Ideas

Paige, February 2, 2017, Fall 2016, History, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Rights, Inquiry, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Victorian, research, women, 0

Virtually no rights-rights given to husband at time of marriage Bodily ownership became husband’s “Representations of ideal wives were...

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Domestic Violence: Time to Talk about the Issue

Gladys, January 30, 2017, Showcase, Violence, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, Men, women, children, 4

Three women a day are murdered by their significant other in the United States (Get the Facts). This is...

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Her Body, Her Choice

Callie, October 17, 2016, Politics, Abortion, Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Okemos High School, Political Issue, abortion, women, 2

If something happened to you that you felt would derail your entire life, and you were given a chance...

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Equality for Women

Maddie, October 4, 2016, Fall 2016, women, Equality, equal pay, paid leave, abortion, 0

Women’s Rights (Equal Pay, Abortion/Birth Control, Maternity/Paternity Leave) A major issue in today’s world is the inequality that women...

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Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

Kathleen, October 3, 2016, Fall 2016, abortion, women, Belief, Politics, Rights, 0

On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court legalized abortion stating it as a part of a woman’s constitutional...

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Abortion and Birth Control Rights

Shannon, September 22, 2016, Fall 2016, 2nextprez, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Okemos High School, birth control, 2nextprez, abortion, women, 1

Dear Mr. Future President, Have you looked recently at the amount of kids stuck in the adoption system? 400,000....

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Who and What Defines Beauty

Abi, September 14, 2016, Beauty, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Inquiry, Beauty, social, perception, happiness, women, 6

People of today seem are often concerned with what makes them beautiful. But who and what defines beauty. Over...

A letter to the next President…

Makynna, June 27, 2016, Violence, Quality Education, Good Health and Well-Being, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, Letter2NextPrez, abortion, plannedparenthood, women, 2nextprez, 0

Dear whomever this may concern, Congrats on winning the election, I hoping I’m writing to Sanders or...