Teen Voices
Why I Won’t Be Watching the Oscars
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Alexandra Crawford isn’t trying to send a message by not watching the Oscars, she just doesn’t want to be bored.
#SheWillBe
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative to identify the gaps in services for young women age 12-24, with a focus on women of color. The YWI brings together leaders and organizers who work with teens and young adults and advocate for them in all aspects of our society, with the goal of crafting policy recommendations that address racial, gender and other disparities. This is being done with young women at the center of the conversations—as active and consistent participants in discussions and through a multiplatform campaign, #SheWillBe—to hear directly from them.