As a teen girl with a disability, Emily Flores sees no television or movie characters who resemble her. One reason may be the hurdles actresses with disabilities face in getting work.
After the last presidential election, some girls are taking the charge to run for office. “I don’t want to phone bank,” one girl says, “I’d rather trail blaze.”
Teen girls often get into cosplay, or costume play, for the creative expression and community it provides. But they can also face infantilization and harassment from outsiders. As a teenage girl, you always have to be careful,” says one cosplayer.
A high school theater piece in Tunisia reveals what girls there consider the double victimization of rape. “I think it’s time for the Tunisian society to understand that a shotgun marriage will never be the solution for rape,” one girl says.
From protecting reproductive rights to a nuanced understanding of Muslim women, these co-ed students in Fort Lauderdale have strong messages for President Donald Trump.
Global Fund for Women’s Musimbi Kanyoro calls Bryn Healy a “pioneer” for bringing invisible disabilities to the spotlight in this second installment of their “A Seat at the Table” conversation.
Teen Bryn Healy talks with Global Fund for Women’s Musimbi Kanyoro about the challenges of making the world free of hatred in this first installment of their “A Seat at the Table” conversation. “Activism is a long life of justice,” says Kanyoro.