We often think of girls at these ages as the “future,” but doing so denies girls the opportunity to meaningfully discuss their current experiences. Girls are very much a part of the present; they are changing the world right now.

Greece is experiencing a refugee crisis — and over half of these refugees are women and children waiting in camps to reunite with relatives or have asylum status approved by the Greek government. The Azadi Project teaches female refugees expertise in jobs related to multimedia communications and storytelling in order to promote their integration into the local labor force.

Beyond not feeling represented or seen by my doctors, the persistence of a binary understanding of sex and gender in the medical field has failed to account for the way I, and patients like me, deserve and need to be treated.

25-year-old Sharifa Hussain is fighting for the rights of female Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

Bucking the trend of male heroism, many slasher films have opted for “the Final Girl”: protagonists who are victims of murderous circumstances — who weren’t looking to fight for their lives but rather had the fight thrust upon them — but who survive nonetheless.

The Safe Schools for Girls Project, created by Care International, takes place in 174 Rwandan schools after regular classes end and aims to address issues related to gender-based violence through education.

We need to change the message we’re sending kids at a young age. it is necessary to provide children with books and media that provide positive representations of gender equality, and do not associate particular abilities or responsibilities with any gender.

I’m still trying to work my way to a healthy appreciation and understanding of both my body and my sexuality. But my interpretation of them is warped by my experiences with sexual assault and objectification, with the need for desirability and validation that has been beaten into me as a woman.

Priscila Gama, a 34-year-old Brazilian architect and entrepreneur from wanted to do something to help women in the face of pervasive violence. In 2016, she and a team launched the Malalai app, which enables women to let pre-authorized friends follow their routes when moving around the city by any means, whether by foot, car, or public transportation.

My experiences with travel have been inextricable from my gender; traveling has made me the woman I am today.

The stories of the silenced matter, even when the outcome of sharing them are not necessarily concrete.