While an occasional male swimmer may ogle them, female teen lifeguards express satisfaction with the work and pay. “I stand my ground, enforce the rules and call people out, no problems come my way,” says one.
“You get one speech and everybody ignores it, like harassment isn't there,” says one student. Another says “the focus has to shift to telling boys that they can't treat girls in certain ways.”
As a child, Estelle Ah-Kiow wished she had a mentor to help her through rough times. Now, as part of G(irls)20 she is able to support girls looking for a pathway to success.
Light-skinned teen Cheyenne Tobias understands the stigma that comes with being “too dark.” What she doesn't understand is why people would endanger themselves with skin-lightening creams.
“I feel rude asking for more money,” says one babysitter here, reflecting on why she might earn less than boys. “Babysitting is just one of those things where it's harder to ask for more money because you're not in a ‘professional' atmosphere.”
To celebrate the role of fathers, G(irls)20 launched a campaign that puts dads and their daughters in the spotlight. Here, a G(irls)20 member shares her appreciation for her father.
Teen Voices Rising's Naomi Shaw explores how girlfriends, wives and mothers are being injured or harmed for the sake of the male hero's “character development.”
Even an Anita Hill T-shirt won't stop some men from catcalling, Zerlina Maxwell tells Dara Swan in part two of this dialogue in our occasional Teen Voices video series, “A Seat at the Table.”