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… Continue reading Jayla, The Big Picture Sexual Assault
Each year in Chicago, 16,000 women fall prey to trafficking, with most of these women being underage, and Black. These women are taken advantage of and manipulated and many survivors… Continue reading Mya: Sex Trafficking in Chicago
The pay gap can defined as a difference in earnings between men and woman. This gap can be caused by a number of factors, including race, ethnicity, education and more.… Continue reading Janiyah, What About the Pay Gap
The field of video games has historically been dominated by men. When women join a hobby, like video-gaming, that men believe are specifically meant for them, men may feel insecure.… Continue reading RI, Video Game Harassment
My topic focuses on gender inequity between female and male sports within the school system, specifically within the high schools, Providence St. Mel and De La Salle Institute. We chose… Continue reading Kayla and Eden: Women in Sports
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… Continue reading Saroya and Victoria, Gender Equality in Chicago
Here’s GlobalGirl Media Chicago participant, Ashley, with a take on Feminism in Hispanic Communities. Connect and Follow Us Twitter: @4womensequality and @eracoalition Instagram: @fundforwomensequality and @eracoalition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fundforwomensequality Resources: Video on the ERA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-s61h1FH2E&t=1s History of the… Continue reading Ashley, Feminism in Hispanic Communities
I grew up in a Hispanic household where the men were valued more because of their gender. Having this engraved in my head at such a young age made me… Continue reading Ashley, Feminism in Hispanic Communities
Taking part in the nationwide racial justice protests against police brutality, violence and murder, Hiyab shares how difficult this moment in history is for young black women. Their leadership has… Continue reading Hiyab: Los Angeles
Contra turns 21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though she doesn’t get to celebrate as planned, she shares how spending her teen years battling serious depression actually prepared her… Continue reading Contra: Los Angeles
