Meet the teenage girls using coding to fight sexual assault:
, is held every year to encourage girls from all across the world to solve real-world challenges through technology. Some of these solutions are designed not only by girls, but also specifically for girls.
The eight girls are: Dea Rrozhani, Jonada Shukarasi, Arla Hoxha ; Paula Fernandez, Sandra Caamano Gomez, Nuria Villoria, Lucia Adrian Tovar, Lucia Feranandez .Statistics about the scope of sexual violence do vary, but The Albanian team also turned frustration and fear into action. “In Albania, gender inequality is rooted in a culture that does not acknowledge women's rights, depreciates them and normalizes abuse. What is worse is that our generation is growing up with the same outdated mentality that has existed in our country for centuries. If we, as girls who live in such an environment, don't do anything about it, no one ever will,” said Jonada Shukarasi.
Spain has a vibrant feminism movement - this is a picture from the Women's March in Barcelona in 2017. However, despite the progress, the girls all spoke about the challenges they still face, especially when it comes to gender-based violence. “Gender based violence has become part of our everyday life. The normalization of abuse comes as a result of a culture that sees women as property, as incapable of being independent and standing on their own.
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