GlobalGirl Media-LA develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Here’s GGM-LA participant, Mindy, on what equality means to her. Connect…
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GlobalGirl Media-LA develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Here’s GGM-LA participant, Melanie, on what equality means to her. Connect…
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GlobalGirl Media-LA develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Here’s GGM-LA participant, Paloma, on what equality means to her. Connect…
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How we would represent politicians if we lived in a matriarchal society that celebrated gender and identity. How does gender and identity intersect with art? I was inspired by the work of Judy Chicago. She had a series where she embroidered napkins with questions like “what if women ruled the…
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THE PLAN is a short film by Samantha Gordon, that follows a young girl’s journey to buy Plan B, and the guilt and anxiety that surrounds accessing the contraceptive. https://youtu.be/MEJKi6hRDvc Occidental College is a partner of the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality. Connect and Follow Us Twitter: @4womensequality and @eracoalition…
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Our Bodies Are Not an Apology: A Community Project inspired by the work of Sonya Renee Taylor' This is a participatory, visual research project composed of a series of collages. Each collage is inspired by the responses called for on social media, for people to anonymously provide their answers to…
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GlobalGirl Media-LA develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Here's GGM-LA participant, Nia, on what equality means to her.…
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The topic of my project is the sexual harassment girls face in high school. I decided to choose this topic because I have seen this problem take place in my school and have experienced it as well. Also, it is important to spread awareness on this topic because it is…
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The topic I will be discussing is sexual assault of minors in Chicago. Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. Sexual assault is a problem that…
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More than 11% of all students experience rape or sexual assault and “only 20% of female students who experience sexual assault report to the authorities because of the fear of disbelief.” Although sexual harassment and sexual assault can happen to anyone, female students are constantly affected disrupting their safety, comfort…
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