For our project, we wanted to look at gender equality in Chicago, specifically through a historical lens, by creating a video. To make our video, we did research on Chicago’s gender equality history, as well as sought out solutions for gender inequality. We also conducted interviews with various classmates and…
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The inspiration behind the Envision Equality campaign was created in collaboration with the Global Center for Gender Equality at Stanford University, Marianne Schnall (Journalist and Founder of Feminist.com), the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality. The world stands at a critical juncture. The last year and a half has…
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SUSHMITA DAS from India "Change begins when society keeps the women at the heart of it" Namaste, I Sushmita Das belong to a country where we are taught to worship women as we consider that women are the incarnation of the Goddess. Regrettably many have become ignorant of the fact…
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2/18/2022 by FATMA TAWFIK A woman leads singing during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The group demanded the overthrow of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. (Monique Jaques / Corbis via Getty Images) Arab countries have made strides increasing women’s representation in government,…
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By Erwin Chemerinsky, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf If the government were to require that only men or only women had to pay a tax of several hundred dollars a year solely because of their sex, that would be an unconstitutional denial of equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Yet that is exactly…
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Director of Women’s Rights Program of Open Society Foundations What would a gender equal world look like? How will we know when we’ve achieved it? "I like to think of our goal as a gender just world, not merely gender equal. For me, equality suggests a world where girls, women…
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Bloody Sheets is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. While hearing from three different women on menstruation, we follow a teenage girl dealing with her period without sacrificing her comedic nature. Bloody Sheets invites us to get comfortable talking about menstruation and explore…
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TMI is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. This multigenerational story chronicles the experience and consequence of period stigma on women. https://youtu.be/ax8e9rZEaRk A Film by Malinalli D. ,The Representation Project, 2020 The Representation Project is a partner of the ERA Coalition and the…
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Defined by the Line is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. Defined by the Line explores how gender roles impact the lives of teenagers across the globe. https://youtu.be/Ql2EJtfvrvk A Film by Serafine C., The Representation Project, 2020 The Representation Project is a partner…
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Two Girls vs. Their Misogynistic School District is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. This film follows two high school students engaging with activism as they take on their school district’s inherently biased dress code. https://youtu.be/Gk2UoBqbFQU A film by Aubrie C. and Aidan…
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