Teen Voices Archives – Page 26 of 29

Give Afghan Women Credit For Their Strength

By Shogofa Az ● Teen Voices ● September 25, 2014

“The women in Afghanistan know how to stand even if they fall down 100 times,” writes Shogofa Az in her essay about the strong neighborhood women who inspire her in Kabul.

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Give Afghan Women Credit For Their Strength

By Shogofa Az & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● September 23, 2014

“The women in Afghanistan know how to stand even if they fall down 100 times,” writes Shogofa Az in her essay about the strong neighborhood women who inspire her in Kabul.

Sculptor Puts ‘Terracotta Daughters’ on Grand Tour

By Skye An & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● September 19, 2014

A French artist fights gender preference and inequality with a peaceful army of girls. The exhibit of 108 sculptures is in New York through Oct. 4. Then it travels to Mexico for a final showing before getting buried until 2030 in a fake archaeological site.

Girls to G20 Leaders: ‘Listen Up!

By Katina Paron ● Teen Voices ● September 17, 2014

In advance of the G20 Leaders meeting in Australia, 23 delegates of G(irls)20 met at the Sydney Opera House to offer their advice to the rulers on behalf of the 3.5 billion girls in women in the world.

Moving Forward, With or Without One Shoe

By Alexis Smith & Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● September 11, 2014

Alexis Smith plans on going to college, traveling and having a child. But her high school classmates wouldn’t know this. They asked her all sorts of things about having spastic quadriplegia but never what she wanted out of life.

Feminism Now Topic A at Elite High School

By Amanda Ruggieri & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● September 4, 2014

After “traces of male entitlement” were found in a male student’s newspaper column, some students at a New York City school congregated around a Facebook page this summer to discuss culture changes at their female-dominated high school.

Street Smarts Got Me Into College

By Narina Jones & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● September 4, 2014

Narina Jones credits her street savviness to helping her become the first in her family to go to college. “I managed to survive the crime and gangs by limiting my trust for all people,” she writes.

Waitressing Taught Me To Serve Myself First

By Lilian Nyambura & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● August 28, 2014

A summer waitressing job teaches this young woman from Kenya what it takes to stand up for herself and demand respect.

We Must Hear More from Ferguson’s Mothers

By Kyler Sumter & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● August 27, 2014

As a black girl I’m way more interested in how mothers, grandmothers and sisters think we should respond to the protests, anger and distrust in Ferguson, Mo., after the killing of Michael Brown.

‘Seat at Table’ Video: Sisters, Moms Key Role Models

By Nicole Deniflee ● Teen Voices ● August 22, 2014

Dara Swan talks with Zerlina Maxwell about the challenges of being a role model to siblings in the final installment of their “A Seat at the Table” conversation. “It’s not always easy to throw out your opinion, especially when others aren’t necessarily gonna support me,” says Swan.