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Writopia Lab is a national nonprofit; our mission is to foster joy, literacy, and critical thinking in young people from all backgrounds through creative writing workshops.
A 2016 report by For Girls GLocal Leadership found girls feel their voices are an important tool to combat issues like gender-based violence and discrimination. Speaking freely incites self-awareness to create change for empowerment, according to the survey.
No matter how much money or awareness Awa Soumahoro raises, she can’t prevent her 19-year-old cousin from being forced into marriage.
Though female characters in comic books have come a long way from the damsel in distress role, this teen comic fan finds it hard to ignore the gender stereotypes that still exist.
Playing soccer is hard. Playing soccer when you are a girl living in a poor Chicago neighborhood is even harder. Documentary filmmaker Maria Finitzo focuses on the life skills of three players who have a lot going on off the field in “In the Game.”
“The American Apparel look is very Tumblr, very sad girl,” writes Chloe Rees, and that is what she likes most about it. For now.