Teen Voices
SPARK Puts ‘Women on the Map’
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A new interactive map by SPARK Movement gives women their due place in history. Writer Ajaita Saini tells readers how they can get involved and about her favorite unsung women heros.
Teen Voices
Hostile Atmosphere at Girl’s STEM School
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The stereotypes that often keep girls away from computer science, according to two recent University of Washington studies, didn’t stop SPARK writer Ajaita Saini from enrolling in a STEM-based high school. However, she wasn’t prepared for the ignorance of her male classmates and apathy of her peers.
Teen Voices
BBC Highlights Media’s Role in Girls’ Rights
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Radio shows that portray girls talking to boys in public is one way to change the culture of girls discrimination in India, according to a BBC report that looks at how the media could support girls rights in the Southern Hemisphere. SPARK Movement writer Elisabed Gedevanishvili provides a summary of the document.
Teen Voices
Help! My Reading List Has Been Whitewashed
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The list of suggested reading by The College Board for high school curricula only has four female African American writers. Why?
Teen Voices
Campaign Guides Teens to Embrace Their Tone
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Light-skinned teen Cheyenne Tobias understands the stigma that comes with being “too dark.” What she doesn’t understand is why people would endanger themselves with skin-lightening creams.
Teen Voices
Why Should My Period Cause Shame?
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How did a period go from a welcome desire to a hidden shame?, a UK teen wonders.