Empowerment

TABLE OF CONTENTS The Girl With Purple Hair pg.1 Tag Untainted pg. 2 RBG: Life, Legacy, and Beyond pg. 3-4 What does empowerment mean? How can we instill leadership in youth? pg. 5 How to say empowerment in different languages? pg. 6 Empowerment Movements of Today pg. 7 Gen Z of the Month pg. 8 Tips and Advice for School pg. 9 Games! pg. 10

1 THE GIRL WITH PURPLE HAIR The Girl with Purple Hair It was a tiresome Tuesday, With nothing to keep my boredom at bay, When I saw her sitting right next to me.

Aloof and carefree, Beautiful and gorgeous, With her distinctive flair, Was this girl with purple hair.

Enjoying the scenery, Sweet and dreamy, Proud of her personality, Her individuality.

She wondered why she never fit in, She was never low on serotonin, She always seemed to be different.

Her journey to self-love was long, Full of hurdles big and small.

She learnt to love herself, Her scars and her struggles.

Young in limbs, In judgement old, Brave and bold, Was this girl with purple hair.

-Sejal Kamath This piece was written with the intention to inspire or motivate young women to own their bodies and be proud of their uniqueness. The lines “young in limbs, in judgement old” have been taken from the Shakespeare play ‘The Merchant of Venice’.

2 I am only mean to my reflection.

She is my scapegoat for unwanted words a guinea pig for poison I am too afraid to sell; I heave until I can leave them stuck to her body, marred into silence trapped behind glass.

My phone is a Pandora’s box of people and reflections pixelated screen thinner than skin two-dimensional opinions and three-dimensional lies I swallow them all with a smile.

Most days I am fighting to let my reflection have a voice of her own labels self-given and decorated to her liking untainted by the world on my side of the glass Yesterday, I asked her to make me a name tag She is still working on it.

Anaís Fernández

TAG D E T N I A UNT

Written by eva Eapen

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LIFE, LEGACY, AND BEYOND.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG

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n March 15th 1933, Ruth “Kiki” Bader was born to Celia and Nathan Bader. Despite being supportive and loving parents, I doubt either of them anticipated that their child would go on to be the Supreme Court’s second female justice or that she would one day be known for working tirelessly for gender equality under the law. That said, few can deny that Ginsburg was special from the beginning. As a middle schooler, Ginsburg’s talent as a writer was already beginning to blossom as the editor of her

middle school paper, The Highway Herald. Come high school though, she was dealt a tough blow. Her mother, Celia, was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In those days (1946, to be precise), there was no such thing as chemotherapy and therefore, most diagnoses were treated like death sentences. Despite this diagnosis, Celia Bader was an unusual mother for the 1950’s.

Encouraging objectivity and independence in her young daughter, Celia told Ruth that she must not let emotions interfere with the task at hand, whatever it may be. Celia Bader died two days before Ruth’s high school graduation.

Despite her mother’s illness, Ginsburg flourished throughout high school, earning top marks and being involved in various extracurriculars. She worked hard, and earned a full scholarship to Cornell University. Her freshman year there, she met her future husband, Martin “Marty” Ginsburg, on a blind date. He was a year ahead of her in school. She married him and they had their first child, Jane, before Ruth entered Harvard Law School in 1956 as 1 of 9 women in a class of 500. She transferred to Columbia Law School for her final year and tied for first in her class.

As a lawyer, she argued and won several cases before the Supreme Court, managing to expand civil rights laws and 14th amendment protections to women. Ever the feminist, she eventually partnered with the ACLU with the intent of tackling every single law that discriminated on the basis of sex. Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed the country long before she joined the Supreme Court. She believed that prescribed gender roles limited potential and possibilities, for men and women alike. As she said “The gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage”.

In these tumultuous and contentious times, Ginsburg’s death on September 18th 2020 was desolating for many young people in America. It is not difficult to understand why. The woman who they had coined the “Notorious RBG”, the woman who was the source of inspiration for a colossal abundance of their t-shirts, tattoos, dissent necklaces, and even careers--was gone. I am among them, and I mourn with them. It is important, however, to remember that while Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead, her legacy remains. It lives on in her children and grandchildren. It lives on in the people kneeling in the streets every day to fight for what’s right. It lives on in those of us who hope--fervently and feverishly-to someday follow in her footsteps and use the power of words to change our world for the better.

There is still work to be done, and we don’t have that petite legal “giant” to do it for us. Yes, she is gone.

We remain.

WHAT DOES EMPOWERMENT MEAN?

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HOW CAN WE INSTILL LEADERSHIP IN THE YOUTH? 1.

Create youth seminars for teens to share and teach about current issues in their community, neighborhood, or world

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Encourage participation in sport activities.

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Give teens practice to develop their leadership skills like working part-time (more working opportunities for teens).

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Support young leaders to explore what they are passionate about through giving opportunities to lead projects, volunteer opportunities, etc.

Spa 6 nish emp ode = ram ient o

Hindi= सशक्तिकरण = (sashaktikaran)

Icelandic= valdeflingu

French = l'auton omisat ion

Man dari n= (Fù quá n)

赋权

Korean=

부여

권한

(gwonhan buyo)

‫الت‬ ‫م‬ ‫كي‬ ‫ن‬ ) = c n i i ab mk r a A t l (a

Portuguese= empoderar

Swahili= uwezeshaji

Russian= наделение ями полномочи e (nadeleniy iyami) polnomoch

Thai= การ เสริมอำนา จ (Kār s̄ eri m xảnāc)

Mongolian= эрх мэдэл (erkh medel)

Dominique de Castro

EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENTS OF TODAY

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MMIW #MMIW which stands for Murdered, missing indigenous womxn. A#MMIW stands for Murdered, Missing Indigenous Womxn; however, a modified and more inclusive version of that hashtag is, #MMIWG2S , stands for Murdered, mMissing iIndigenous wWomxn, gGirls, and 22 sSpirits. Both hashtags are meant mean to spread bring awareness aboutto the high rates of murdered and missing indigenous women and 2 spirit individuals across North America , and the fact that these cases are often underreported and not investigated.

According to the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center, over 4 in 5 Native American and Native Alaskan women have been subjected to violence in their lives (1). In the wake of shocking statistics such as these such shocking statistics, coalitions such as the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women have been formed. One of the coalition’s to focus on areas is like MMIWG2S. The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women provides training and education and also participates in policy advocacy in order to “ensure that our tribal communities are represented within conversations where we have historically been underrepresented” (2)..” (2) According to their website, if an Indigenous woman isgoes missing, it is important to track the events, inform police, and alert the public. Additionally, to get involved, people, can donate to coalitions and groups, and attendg training hosted by the coalition.

Argentina’s Green Tide In August 2018, women across Argentinatook to the streets to protest for their right to abortions, causing the Feminist movement ‘The Green Wave’ or “Green Tide’ to spread across the country. TheArgentinian senate had been about to debate egalizing abortion. Unfortunately, the senate voted againstdecriminalizing abortions in 2018, but one of the protestors,Justina de Pierre, said, “If you want to improve your quality of life and the quality of life for all women, never stop questioning society or calling for change.(3) However, as of early 2021, the Argentinian government has begun implementing the National Law for the Access to the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy. Allowing access to abortions at public hospitals to anyone who can get pregnant (including non-binary and trans individuals) which is a huge step for the Green Tide movement having focused on dismantling social barriers to abortion such as gender identity (4).

Nigeria’s Feminist Coalition The ‘Feminist Coaltion,’ formed in 2020 by Damilola Odufuwa, Odunayo Eweniyi, and several others, champions for gender equality in Nigerian society, with a core focus on education, financial freedom, and representation in public office.Women in Nigeria face the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, as well as high levels of poverty and political underrepresentation. One of its members, Ayodeji Osowobi, notes that one of the largest issues faced by Nigerian women today is the lack of access to power, which is part of the reason that political representation is a major component of FemCo’s activism (6). Osowobi hopes FemCo will be able to increase political awareness for Nigerian women and get them into office by 2023. (6)

GROUNDIFY

Groundify is an innovative services and product social enterprise promoting a circular economy & reducing greenhouse gas emission by repurposing spent coffee grounds to become a catalyst for new products rather than becoming a harmful pollutant in landfills. Groundify takes endto-end ownership of the spent coffee grounds from the café till the consumer, reducing dependence on landfills, creating a circular economy, benefitting cities, municipalities, creating jobs, and reducing the greenhouse gas effect on the environment.

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GEN Z OF THE MONTH!

The beginnings of Groundify originated on a road trip in the valleys of Austria. As the founders, Gurnoor and Arshia had recently visited and been naively touring the great cities of Austria, both of them couldn't help but notice how clean all the cities were. Compared to their visit to their parents' hometown in North India, where the most common waste disposal method was trash burning, trash, and landfills seemed to be nonexistent in the cities of Austria.

Although they disregarded this thought for the remainder of the trip, it began to spark curiosity on their way back to the U.S., and through several days of thinking, they realized the importance of ensuring that our society moves towards a landfill-free society. Both Gurnoor and Arshia slowly began to materialize this issue into a social venture that would address the problems in our society, Groundify.

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FOR SOME OF US, JANUARY MARKED THE END OF THE SEMESTER. CONGRATS! THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO REFLECT ON THE YEAR SO FAR AND TO SET SYSTEMS THAT WILL PREP US FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR! DEAR GLOBALGIRLS HAS COMPILED SOME ADVICE FOR SCHOOL, BALANCE, AND LIFE :)

SET SYSTEMS AS OPPOSED TO GOALS! GOALS ARE GOOD FOR SETTING A DIRECTION, BUT SYSTEMS ARE BEST FOR MAKING PROGRESS. A WELLDESIGNED SYSTEM WILL DRIVE AND CREATE LONG-TERM PROGRESS.

CREATE DAILY TO-DO LIST. ONE THAT IS ACHIEVABLE!!

AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST SHOULD BE YOUR PRIORITIES (WHAT IS DUE THE SOONEST!)

TRY OUT THE POMODORO METHOD. IT'S A TIMING METHOD WHERE YOU WORK FOR 25 MINUTES STRAIGHT AND BREAK FOR 5 MINUTES. IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN SPONTANEOUS BREAKS - WHICH CAN LAST A LOT LONGER.

TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF!! SOMETIMES, WE FEEL GUILTY GOING OUTSIDE AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS - BUT IT WILL HELP YOU REFRESH YOUR MIND AND STIMULATE NEW IDEAS!

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TAKE A BREAK AND FIND THESE WORDS! EMPOWERMENT PATIENCE STRENGTH

INTEGRITY PURPOSEFUL WORTH

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