NDM: Tired of pink and keen on football: here come the pre-teen feminists

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/04/here-come-the-pre-teen-feminists

This article focuses on the issue of the UK feminist group promoting their Schools Against Sexism campaign. The editor of 'Girl Talk' Bea Appleby, stated that the 'girls are amazing' campaign was an overwhelming approach. She revealed:We're promoting the feminist values – equality, sisterhood and empowerment and making the magazine a safe place [that] girls can learn to be proud of who they are and meet great role models. I didn't think it was right that all our readers would see were pop stars and models". Significantly, this would have a positive impact on teenagers as by creating a feminist magazine, this would help girls have a better insight on feminism.

Furthermore, Sophie Bennett of UK Feminista started lobbying schools to tackle sexism and asking headteachers to sign its Schools Against Sexism pledge. Signigcantly, Sophie revealed:"There's been a huge upsurge in the number of feminist groups in schools, colleges and universities. A new generation of girls are standing up against sexism and demanding change".  Moreover, there have been UK Feminist workshops on gender equality taking place in schools and Pinkstinks in 2008 campaigned against sexiust labelling.

To conclude, it can be argued that Feminism has postively impacted teenagers by promoting gender equality. The fact that some schools are creating their own Feminst magazine would be beneficial for teenagers to be introduced to Feminist beliefs.