Connie's Story

My passion is writing and gender studies.

I discovered my passion for writing and storytelling when I was able to express my feelings through creating writing. I realized that writing is a powerful tool because you can always convey an important message, and change the way people see the world. I feel very motivated to spread my word through writing, during my 10th grade humanities class I wrote an essay to show how gender inequality was creating an educational gap between genders. Informing others on this topic made me feel powerful, because I was spreading the word that was once previously silenced. As the year has progressed, so has my love for writing. Being able to educate others on important topics such as gender education gaps, opened the door for me to express myself in many other ways especially through my writing. A goal of mine is to be able to help minorities' voices be heard.