Page 47 - Marie Claire Australia (January 2020)
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W H AT ’ S AG E
G O T T O D O
W I T H IT ?
It’s extraordinary to consider that
Malala Yousafzai, 22 (top left),
and Greta Thunberg, 16 (below
left), are not only household
names but among this decade’s
most influential citizens. Both
have mobilised global followings:
Yousafzai through her passion
and activism for female
education after she was shot
by the Taliban in Pakistan in
2012, and Thunberg for her
unapologetic advocacy on
climate change. In the aftermath
of the horrific mass shooting
in Parkland, Florida, in 2018,
student Emma González (below
right) commanded the world’s
attention with a public address.
Emma Watson’s (above right)
#HeforShe campaign with the
UN is more proof that when it
comes to leadership or creating
change, age is no barrier.
