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Social media bans, dealing with boys online and a lack of community spaces. Life for 14-year-old girls right now.

When I asked if they were worried about how boys talk about them online, almost every hand in the room went up.

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Mar 20, 2025
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The hand shooting up during the visit to the high school

Who says journalists never get away from their desks anymore? Yesterday, I had the real pleasure of visiting a South London high school to talk about being a political journalist as part of their International Women’s Day programme.

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