The UN has declared today the international #DayoftheGirl. So we gave young women photographers across oceans and cultures an assignment: show us what 18 looks like in your community. 21 women told us in their own words. #Thisis18https://nyti.ms/2CBZ8NZ
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Shenzhi Xu is a first-year college student in Chengdu, China: “Honestly, I don’t think that age is the true indicator of whether a person is an adult or not. Even when I turn 18, I don’t automatically cross into the world of an adult.” https://nyti.ms/2CCuMe8 pic.twitter.com/WYvtv6BDUl
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Victory Chukwu is a first-year student at the University of Lagos. The first time she felt like an adult? Going to the "market without my mum and got everything she wanted. It made me feel grown to bargain with the sellers and get the best prices." https://nyti.ms/2CEpzm0 pic.twitter.com/ImxqpzXX7P
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Ruby Jubb-Baddiel has a year left in high school in London and hopes to attend college after. She turns 18 this month. https://nyti.ms/2CELVUA pic.twitter.com/avWvJyofuS
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Shama Ghosh lives with her husband in Chandpur, Bangladesh. She hopes to finish high school and become a teacher. https://nyti.ms/2Puw11V pic.twitter.com/6EjpzbUDWS
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Liana Sharifian is among the few Iranian women who play the bagpipe and recently performed in an all-woman concert in Tehran https://nyti.ms/2CDQ0YW pic.twitter.com/ZXQgX8CYyJ
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Obdulia González González is a member of the indigenous Wixárika people of northern Mexico. "I’m proud of my culture and my heritage. I love dressing in a different way and speaking a different beautiful language." https://nyti.ms/2CDla2J pic.twitter.com/g7OLw7ZSp5
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Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino is a transgender activist and a student at Bard College. “I will vote. I will fight for us, all of us. It is a big charge and a big responsibility for our generation. We are going to be loud and recognized and influential.” https://nyti.ms/2CEDzMM pic.twitter.com/y5JcOurooR
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Madison Breanne Justice is taking a break from school to support her 13-month old son in Mississippi. She hopes to complete her GED and attend college. “I always knew I would have to grow up eventually. I just wasn’t expecting to do it so fast.” https://nyti.ms/2Ps1wJK pic.twitter.com/AnSjM84Z9V
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Faiza Al-Afifi has been in Ramallah since 2014, when her family fled the Gaza Strip after its deadly war with Israel. She loves reading. She says it gives her a sense of serenity. https://nyti.ms/2CIbOmm pic.twitter.com/5lhhDWGMSW
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Millie Landewee is part of an all-girls skate crew in Melbourne, Australia. “I think you need to explore the opportunities around you. Don’t settle for the usual." https://nyti.ms/2CBF7a4 pic.twitter.com/vvz6sEcQo9
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The "Cat hack"
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Why call them girls if they are 18?
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This same year class will be 19 in 2019 etc. A lifetime article each year.
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