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Women of change
Esteban, , Gender Equity (Women), Environment, Women in Action, Environment & World, women, Berkeley High School, feminism, Change in the world, 0Malala Yousafza is fighting for the right of education to all women in Pakistan that even today are treated...
Comparison between Malala Yousafzai and Shirley Chisholm
Claas, , Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, women, Equality, international women, Berkeley High School, #womensrights, Black Women, 0Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman rights activist who started standing up against injustice from a very young age. ...
Is this the start of women taking lead in the Best Director Golden Globes?
Aaliyah, , Gender Equity (Women), Women in Action, Arts & Entertainment, Director, entertainment industry, women, 0In the article, “Women Dominate 2020 Best Director Golden Globes” I learned that many women are rarely recognized for...
“Jane Eyre” and its influence on my own writing
Josie, , Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, women, #inspirational, British Literature, main character, 0The novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, opens with the melancholy scene of a poor orphan girl, who...
Redistributing Women’s Work
Zhelanea, , Showcase, Family, Getting Started, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2020, women, homework, Orange Cove High School, #womeninwork, 0Women have always had the traditional role of taking care of their home. With new education, and more job...
shadow box
Fanny, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Shadow Box, Fall 2019, women, latina, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #EthnicStudies, 2This shadow box represents, my culture and myself. When people look at me, they see sometimes see me as...
Flesh and Blood (But Mostly Blood)
Youth Voices Team, , Guest Post, Fall 2019, blood, period, women, 0Flesh and Blood (But Mostly Blood) Blood is a part of my life. Not because I’m injured frequently, but...
Rape Presentation
Max, , Showcase, Spring 2019, women, Rape, #feminism, womensrights, #rapeculture, #domesticViolence, 0My Presentation features the dangers of college rape. Many young women are raped during their time in college and...
The Tampon Tax
Karishma, , Showcase, Spring 2019, #periodpoverty, women, periods, #menstruation, #tax, 0The Tampon Tax is a sales tax which taxes menstrual products. The tax is regressive which shows how unfair...
Junior project Human Trafficking
Dynasty, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Quality Education, Men, #trafficking, sex slave, women, children, 0Dear Youth Voices Community, I am Dynasty Spinks-Breazeale. I am currently a junior and into journalism. I’m doing...
The Gender Pay Gap: Fact or Fiction?—The Misleading Truth
Chelsy, , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Spring 2018, Showcase, Equality, gender, #wagegap, women, 2The gender wage gap is a controversial social issue that has constantly resurfaced throughout recent years. Even with the...
Sexual Harassment: How it is Dominating the Workplace
Lisbeth, , Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Call to Action, Spring 2018, Showcase, #speakup, #donaldtrump, Time'sUp, #SexualHarassment, #BillCosby, girls, women, 0Sexual Harassment is a predominant topic in today’s modern day society. The number of sexual assault complaints has increased,...
Unequal Pay
Raisa, , 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, 0Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Lalla-Aicha, , The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Slavery, Prostitution, #womenslife, #asia, #southeast asia, women, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, 4My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...
The Power of Choice
Ronnie, , Politics, Religion, Abortion, Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), #reproductiverights, women, 1Over the past few months in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has worked vigorously...
The Price of Being a Woman in Prison
Beth, , 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, 4In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
Whose Rights Are Reproductive Rights?
Ronnie, , Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Abortion, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, women, #reproductiverights, 2The multi-decade long debate about reproductive rights has been in the political atmosphere as well as a social and...
Stigmas with Menstruation
Caleigh, , The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), international women, stigma, tampon tax, women, periods, menstrual health, 4This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to go to Thailand, and teach to villagers the advantages to...
Challenges facing the women of India
Ceceli, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, india, women rights, women, 4India has become a very special place to me and is very close to my heart. I travelled...
#MeToo
Paul, , 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, 0Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
Being a Woman in Love with a Woman
Whitney, , Fall 2017, Coming Out, Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, coming out, girlfriend, women, lesbian, story, 3Here is my “Coming Out” story! Please listen and included is a transcript for those who need it! (the...
Unique, Beautiful, and Independent
krivera, , Spring 2017, freedom, independent, beautiful, unique, free, women, 0You are unique and beautiful just the way you are, don’t let anyone make you think you are...
Embrace your body but cover it up; don’t show your shoulders, stomach, or knees, you’re a distraction. Showing off...
Women in the Victorian Era-Main Ideas
Paige, , 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, 0Virtually no rights-rights given to husband at time of marriage Bodily ownership became husband’s “Representations of ideal wives were...
Domestic Violence: Time to Talk about the Issue
Gladys, , Showcase, Violence, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, Men, women, children, 4Three women a day are murdered by their significant other in the United States (Get the Facts). This is...
Her Body, Her Choice
Callie, , Politics, Abortion, Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Okemos High School, Political Issue, abortion, women, 2If something happened to you that you felt would derail your entire life, and you were given a chance...
Abortion and Birth Control Rights
Shannon, , Fall 2016, 2nextprez, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Okemos High School, birth control, 2nextprez, abortion, women, 1Dear Mr. Future President, Have you looked recently at the amount of kids stuck in the adoption system? 400,000....
Who and What Defines Beauty
Abi, , Beauty, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Inquiry, Beauty, social, perception, happiness, women, 6People 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, , Violence, Quality Education, Good Health and Well-Being, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, Letter2NextPrez, abortion, plannedparenthood, women, 2nextprez, 0Dear whomever this may concern, Congrats on winning the election, I hoping I’m writing to Sanders or...