•  Start a feminist student group at your school! If your school allows students to participate in student groups during or after school, ask about the possibility of having a feminist student group. Starting a student group gives young feminists a space to discuss feminist issues and plan awareness raising events for the community and/or school. To start a group it helps to have a feminist friendly supporter at the school, such as a teacher or school counselor. Also check out the ways in which the Feminist Majority Foundation Campus Program can be a support and resource for you and your group by clicking here! Or sign up to launch a group today!

If you cannot fomally start a group at your school, consider forming an after-school club. This club can still engage in activism in the community and meet to discuss feminist social and political issues. See below for more ideas on how to promote feminist activism in your community and at your school!

•  Educate about teen dating violence! Teen dating violence is on the rise in the United States. According to a national study conducted by the CDC in 2001, approximatley 1 in 11 high-school students said they had been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year. 1 in 11 students also reported that they had been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. One reason dating violence may begin at such a young age is because it is the first time that a young person has engaged in a romantic and/or sexual relationship. With these relationships come many perceived expectations and behaviors that may lead to violence among teens. Raising awareness about this important issue among your friends, classmates, and community members is important. To get involved, contact your local domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center. These organizations may have programs for you to get involved with or resources to help you start your own outreach group. For more information check out the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center or the Mentors in Violence Prevention Program!

•  Volunteer in your community! You can get involved in your community in a number of ways. The first thing to do is have an idea of what issues interest you the most. For instance, if you are interested in sustaining a clean environment, you can volunteer with organizations that coordinate community clean-up days. If your interest is in working with homeless populations, you could volunteer at a soup kitchen or food bank. For more information about volunteer organizations in your community, check-out: Idealist.org or Volunteer Match!

•  Register yourself and your classmates to VOTE! Women have only had the right to vote since 1920! Encouraging your fellow classmates to register and vote means that their voices will be heard when it comes to making laws that affect their lives directly. Voting in every election, whether it's a local, county, state, or national election, is important. For more information on how to get involved in your community visit the League of Women Voters!

•  Celebrate women's achievements! Women's history is rarely talked about in textbooks or celebrated in high schools. You can change this by informing your school and community about the importance of teaching and celebrating women's historical and current contributions. Ask your friends to write your state Board of Education, encouraging its members to require a curriculum that covers women's contributions to history, literature and the arts, and math and science. Also encourage your local school district to celebrate March as National Women's History Month by organizing speakers or assemblies that teach youth about women's achievements. Visit the National Women's History Project for more information.

•  Write a paper for school about the feminist movement or a feminist issue that you are interested in! This provides you an opportunity to educate your friends, classmates, teachers, and parents on an issue or subject that is important to you. You can also use the FMF Campus Program website to help you gather information about topics pertaining to women's rights.

•  Write a letter to the editor for your local or school newspaper about a feminist issue that is important to you! If you are upset that the female sports teams are not being treated the same as male sports teams at your school, in violation of Title IX law, let your community know. Write a letter expressing your concern and how you would like to see things changed. Getting other students or teachers involved is also a good way to show that a number of people are concerned.

•  Advocate for comprehensive sex education at your school and in your community! Across the country many school districts and state education boards are limiting the type of sex education that high schools are able to provide. It is important to advocate for comprehensive sex education for all students to reduce the rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Women of all ages have the right to determine what prevention methods they want to use and should have access to as much information as possible to make those important decisions. For more information check out Advocates for Youth or the Coalition for Positive Sexuality!

• Support local feminists! Write to your school board letting them know you appreciate feminist-friendly teachers and school staff. Name specific teachers who have made a difference in your life and the lives of other students. Also, encourage students you know to support local feminist bookstores, coffee shops, or restaurants.

•  Organize a career fair! Encourage your school board to bring in women who are in "non-traditional" occupations when planning career fairs. For instance, invite female engineers, mathematicians, construction workers, fire fighters, and police officers. This gives young women a range of jobs to choose from that they may have otherwise overlooked because of lack of publicity about women's roles in these capacities. For more information, visit Wider Opportunities for Women.