My High School Feminism Class Marks International Day of the Girl 2012
Click to view slideshow.The students in my high school feminism class marked this year’s first International Day of the Girl by leading a phenomenal school-wide assembly for their peers. We partnered with 10×10 Educate Girls to learn about the state of girls’ education globally as well as with our partner school in India, the all-girls Shri Shikshayatan Schoolin Kolkata.
In addition to sharing information about girls education globally, my students showed videos from a range of organizations including those from 10×10 and the Girl Effect. The young women and men in the class highlightedstatistics on girls education and several girls shared personal stories about growing up at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the U.S.
Across the globe, high school girls at Shri Shikshayatan sponsored a day of panels related to infanticide or sex
In addition to sharing information about girls education globally, my students showed videos from a range of organizations including those from 10×10 and the Girl Effect. The young women and men in the class highlightedstatistics on girls education and several girls shared personal stories about growing up at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the U.S.
Across the globe, high school girls at Shri Shikshayatan sponsored a day of panels related to infanticide or sex