Beat the Clock

 

The World Economic Forum estimates it will take

130 years to achieve gender equality.

We say NO WAY. It’s time to do MORE and demand BETTER.

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#UntilWeAreAllEqual

Meet 12 tireless young women who, hour by hour, are innovating, advocating and taking action to make gender inequality a thing of the past.

Poria Kenya
01 O’CLOCK

Poria’s
Plan

#Education

The moment she saw the sign that read “If you are lazy, please try another school,” Poria knew she was in the right place.

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Maura Paraguay
02 O’CLOCK

Maura’s
Plan

#Climate Action

Maura dreaded a future where her children sorted garbage under the sun. Now she’s creating a different ending – and a new beginning.

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Useaking Bangladesh
03 O’CLOCK

Useaking’s
Plan

#End Early Marriage

Useaking’s first period set off a chain of events that changed her life. Now she’s determined to make sure the cycle does not repeat.

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Batoul Lebanon
04 O’CLOCK

Batoul’s
Plan

#Economic Justice

After a suitor’s aggressive response to her rejection, Batoul spent five months in fearful isolation. Then her courage kicked in.

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Dominican Republic
05 O’CLOCK

Melany’s
Plan

#End Early Marriage

In 2020, Melany, 10, became the first girl to serve as president of the Dominican Republic. What did she tell the president to do—and did he?

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Ruth Uganda
06 O’CLOCK

Ruth’s
Plan

#Economic Justice

Forced to leave school, Ruth refused to give up on the goal of supporting her extended family. What she did next proved she meant business.

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Natsumi Peru
07 O’CLOCK

Natsumi’s
Plan

#Sexual/Reproductive Rights

The problems teenagers in her community face shock Natsumi, but every shock drives her to help young people stand up for themselves.

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Tanzania
08 O’CLOCK

Magreth’s
Plan

#Education

Magreth was a talented girl. But at 14, she stunned her community by making a choice about her future that no one saw coming.

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Dominican Republic
05 O’CLOCK

Melany’s
Plan

#End Early Marriage

In 2020, Melany, 10, became the first girl to serve as president of the Dominican Republic. What did she tell the president to do—and did he?

READ
Ruth Uganda
06 O’CLOCK

Ruth’s
Plan

#Economic Justice

Forced to leave school, Ruth refused to give up on the goal of supporting her extended family. What she did next proved she meant business.

READ
Natsumi Peru
07 O’CLOCK

Natsumi’s
Plan

#Sexual/Reproductive Rights

The problems teenagers in her community face shock Natsumi, but every shock drives her to help young people stand up for themselves.

READ
Tanzania
08 O’CLOCK

Magreth’s
Plan

#Education

Magreth was a talented girl. But at 14, she stunned her community by making a choice about her future that no one saw coming.

READ
Indonesia
09 O’CLOCK

Eping’s
Plan

#Climate Action

In a dry and dusty landscape, Eping is combating climate change with small, ingenious solutions that are adding up in big ways.

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Ghana
10 O’CLOCK

Ayisha’s
Plan

#Economic Justice

When Ayisha’s friends discovered that she was apprenticing for a “boy’s job,” they ridiculed her. Then something unexpected happened.

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Brazil
11 O’CLOCK

Sanmya’s
Plan

#Climate Action 

Sanmya used to spend hours on a quest for clean water. She realized that for her life to change, she’d have to do this one thing.

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El Salvador
12 O’CLOCK

Zuleyma’s
Plan

#Climate Action

The flooding in Zuleyma’s community wasn’t all due to Mother Nature. So she descended on the culprit like a force of nature.

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