by Alice Wilder Once upon a time, my friends and I had to deal with a male teacher who liked to tell girls what to do with their bodies. One of my friends got a “talking to” about her dress, even though she was within the dress code, because–and this is a direct quote–“teenage boys…
by Ria Desai Earlier this week, Sariel gave us all some pointers about debating in real life. But what do you do when you’re faced with arguing online? I like to think know just a little about online debating, especially because my first-ever foray into feminist debate was on a online-debating app that someone at…
by Sariel Friedman A few weeks ago, I was asked to appear on Nick News with Gloria Steinem and several of my young activist peers (watch for it–it airs in March!). In order to prepare for the discussion, I watched about six hours of Obama interviews, trying to master his keen ability to keep calm…
by Carmen Rios Your resolution this year should also be your mantra: don’t feed the trolls. A troll is an anonymous person on the Internet seeking to unhinge you, to use the essence of your heart and your spirit against you, and to make you stop what you’re doing. They might do this by derailing…
…we were compiling a list of super cool girl-fueled things on the Internet so you didn’t have to! Here’s some of our favorite things from the past few weeks, starting with this ADORABLE comic from Judy Horacek: TEDxWomen happened! And it was amazing! Check out our girls Izzy & Julia talk about our Seventeen action,…
by Alice Wilder When an assistant principal at my school said that wearing leggings might prompt construction workers to sexually assault us, my friend Catherine stood up and called him out. Instead of having a dialogue, he took her aside and told her she was wrong. He wanted her to stop speaking out. But she…
by Georgia Luckhurst One of the biggest problems many young feminists face is the blatant disrespect their peers have for them. When I first began to get interested in modern-day sexism, and began to wonder how I could change it, I was scared of how my classmates, and worse, my friends, would react. But then…
By Melissa Campbell In the ongoing conversation around SPARK’s Seventeen Magazine campaign, I’ve been hearing over and over again my absolute least favorite piece of advice for young people (or any people) who are trying to make a difference in the world: “Vote with your dollars!” I’m not kidding that this is my least favorite…