
Is Fashion Feminist?
Objectifying women and girls can be incredibly detrimental to self-esteem. If a girl is not respected as a person, how can she believe...

In the Pursuit of STEM
One year ago, if someone mentioned “coding,” I pictured a turtleneck-clad man peering intensely through thick-rimmed glasses as he typed...

Can Your Movie Pass the Test?
If you love movies like I do, you may have heard of the Bechdel Test. It originated from a comic by Alison Bechdel and created guidelines...

Onward, Out Loud!
Women know what it is to be silenced. To be violently hushed. To honor the 100th anniversary of a woman's right to vote, let us choose to...

Empower and Be Empowering!
Today more than ever, women are pushing for change and social justice. We are becoming unified and empowered. Slowly, progress is being...

The Call to Empower - The Time is Now
“When I start to bawl, she says let your teardrops fall. It’s a fired up world – make it all make sense – does it all make sense? Make it...

Class Dismissed
An essay from Young and Feminist, a collection of feminist essays by high school students To be a woman in the classroom is to be a...