Only 22 percent of sexually active teens are taking advantage of health screenings for HIV, human papillomavirus or chlamydia. In online interviews teens from Michigan explain why that statistic holds true in their own lives.
Taking place tomorrow, the U.N.'s international day brings attention to the 17 percent of the global population that is female and under 19 years old. It is being celebrated with various events, rallies and product launches.
Under Title IX, high schools must have clear definitions of sex harassment but a look at nine schools around Cleveland, Ohio, finds implementation of this and other provisions breaking down.
The “I, Too, Am Harvard” campaign, which highlights the faces and experiences of black students at the college, inspired Teen Voices Rising writers to address what they feel they are not “enough of” because of what society tells them they should be.
The star pitcher's success in August is earning her a place in baseball's Hall of Fame for good reason. The pressures on girls to give up baseball around age 12 are major league. “I'd rather not be the odd-person-out on an all boys team,” says one softball player.
“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.
“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.
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.