Laura Moncada

Laura Moncada

Staff Writer

Laura Moncada is a UN Women Generation Equality Forum Youth Activist and Adolescents Advisory Group Leader, a writer at UN Women’s YOUth Newsletter, Founder of two youth-led organizations, Girl Up Venezuela and United Voices, a YOUTHTOPIA Circle of Youth member, and an incoming NYU student with a lot of experience educating about women’s status in society and organizing to advance gender equality.

Articles

Our Internalized Male Gaze (And the Problem with not Acknowledging It)

Our Internalized Male Gaze (And the Problem with not Acknowledging It)

Disrupting the internalized male gaze is the first step towards gaining confidence in our female nature and becoming an example of truth and liberation for others.

Traveling to the Other Side of the World to Attend University: Is It Worth It?

Traveling to the Other Side of the World to Attend University: Is It Worth It?

After the initial excitement of your first semester wears away, how do you deal with the stresses and challenges of moving away from home?

Starting University: The Things I Want to Stop Holding on to

Starting University: The Things I Want to Stop Holding on to

Reminiscing about what harmful prejudices and expectations I should eliminate to make the most out of this new chapter in my life.

Meet The New Dean of Social Science: Paula England

Meet The New Dean of Social Science: Paula England

Enterpriser, innovator, searcher, feminist, academic: these are some of the various hats that Dean England has worn and excelled at throughout her life.