Name: A teen just trying to figure it out
Uploaded: 2012-05-05T13:58:32Z
Duration: 7 min 13 s
Description: Fifteen-year-old Tavi Gevinson had a hard time finding strong female, teenage role models -- so she built a space where they could find each other. At TEDxTeen, she illustrates how the conversations on sites like Rookie, her wildly popular web magazine for and by teen girls, are putting a new, unapologetically uncertain and richly complex face on modern feminism.

Fifteen-year-old Tavi Gevinson had a hard time finding strong female, teenage role models -- so she built a space where they could find each other. At TEDxTeen, she illustrates how the conversations on sites like Rookie, her wildly popular web magazine for and by teen girls, are putting a new, unapologetically uncertain and richly complex face on modern feminism.

Tavi Gevinson: A teen just trying to figure it out

A teen just trying to figure it out

Feminism is not a rulebook but a discussion, fostering a space where contradictions and complexities in female characters flourish.

Rookie magazine serves as a beacon for teenage girls, encouraging them to embrace their multifaceted selves without seeking perfection.

Exploring strong female characters in media reveals they're often flat, pushing a need for more complex, relatable representations.