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A publication by youth activists for the Generation Equality Forum
in partnership with UN Women
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COMING UP ON THE YOUTH JOURNEY
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Picking up speed on the road to Mexico
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We invite you to join us in the Generation Equality Youth Journey! In the coming months we will call for action on gender equality through the Generation Equality Forum and the six Action Coalitions. It is critical that young people and girls' voices sit at the heart of and are the driving force for this call to action.
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Podcast: My generation, your generation, let’s talk gender!
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A unique new podcast from UN Women’s Europe and Central Asia office connects gender equality activists from across generations and all walks of life.
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SPOTLIGHT
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Intergenerational video chat on women and girls in science
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On the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) we reflect on the inequalities and discriminations that dominate this field.
Dr. Emily Carter, from The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); and Duhu Aljubbeh, a twenty-one-year-old student of Informatics and Engineering, based in Syria; engaged in a video conversation on challenges women and girls face in pursuing careers in STEM.
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GIRL TALK
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A New Era of Girl Power
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We’re witnessing an era of powerful young women leading the fight for a better world.
Everywhere you turn today, Gen Z women are leaders, activists, organizers, change makers, and revolutionaries. Did we ever really have a choice?
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HOT TOPIC
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Valentine’s Day and Gender Norms
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There are many gender norms and stereotypes embedded in our lives, including the gender-specific marketing of products. This involves ideas like that pink is for girls and blue is for boys, or that products for men must be ‘masculine’. Although stereotypes can be spotted year-round, days like Valentine’s Day often contribute to strengthening them because of their discriminative narrative.
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MEN AND BOYS
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We warn our daughters about men, we let our sons become
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I was one of the boys trying to become one of the guys. Sick of having been bullied around, I wanted to make changes. Become more “masculine” and the harassment will end, I thought. But, of course, it didn’t. It rarely does. Instead, things escalated.
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BUILDING BACK BETTER -
YOUTH FIGHTING COVID-19
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Period in the streets
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After having read some articles about period poverty in Mexico and Latin America about homeless people whose condition of vulnerability was being exacerbated by the pandemic-generated economic crisis, Sheyla Zamudio started thinking about ways to respond to this crisis.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER
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What is gender equality activism?
What does a feminist future look like?
Who is
#GenerationEquality?
UN Women is calling on creatives globally to answer these questions with their art.
This is your opportunity to have your voice heard: http://ow.ly/H80j50DmbfT
Share this opportunity with your community using our social media assets here.
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Raising a young activist
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I have always been a feminist but bloomed into an activist through my passion to protect my big sister from catcallers. I spoke up against the boys and men that objectified us when we walk home from school, and I never stopped.
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Resourcing opportunities
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NGO CSW Youth Leaders & Young Professionals and Women Have Wings make available five $5,000 grant awards to youth leaders and young professionals who have a project or an idea to advance gender equality in their region.
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Self care Sundays
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Prioritize your physical and mental health. Here are some recommendations on how to practice self-care from a feminist point of view.
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To subscribe: youth.engage@unwomen.org
This Newsletter may contain advice, opinions, and statements of various information providers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies, and other contributions rests solely with their authors.
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