From  | | |  | How Gen Z is influencing the abortion debate — from TikTok | | Young people have never known life without Roe v. Wade. Until now. After the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that protected the right to an abortion, many of them have a lot to say about it. | | Defined as those born after 1996, members of Generation Z have lived through unprecedented events — including the Sept. 11 attacks and the coronavirus pandemic. In recent years, issues such as climate change, gun control and racial justice have mobilized them as young voters. | | A message from McKinsey & Company |  | Meet the psychological needs of your people—all your people. Too many employers pay too little heed to the needs of the lower earners in their company. Here's why—and how—they should shift gears. Don't miss a new article on meeting the needs of all your people. | | | | | | And social media is playing a central role: They are launching coordinated action from their phones. Now they've turned their focus to abortion as states regain the power to determine its legality. (So far, roughly half of them are poised to ban or drastically restrict access.) To understand how younger Americans are engaging in this issue, The Washington Post explored how two influencers on opposing ends of the debate — 19-year-old Olivia Julianna and 20-year-old Savannah Craven — have risen as youth activists on TikTok, where Gen Z makes up more than 60 percent of users. Their stories show how Gen Z is harnessing political power: by creating bite-size videos on the nation's fastest-growing social media platform. | | | | | Three need-to-know stories | | | (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty; Washington Post illustration) | 01.WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to carrying cannabis oil on the second day of her trial in Moscow. The plea came amid a warning from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov that "hype" and pressure in the United States for a prisoner exchange were not helping her chances of release. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison. Here's what else to know about the case. 02.Starting July 16, Americans can call or text a new number — 988 — if they're experiencing a mental health crisis or are at risk of suicide. The three-digit number will replace the 10-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The lifeline also aims to provide specialized services for LGBTQ youth. 03.Amid growing demands from activists for more action on abortion, President Biden signed an executive order Friday that attempts to safeguard access to abortion medication and emergency contraception by mail. However, Biden's proposal is unlikely to allow access to medication abortion in states where abortion is banned. | | | | | | | A story to make you smile | | | When the U.S. National Women's team took the field for their match in Sandy, Utah, on June 28, their starting lineup included a new player. Filling in for defender Emily Fox, Carson Pickett became the first person with a limb difference to play for the team. Pickett, who was born without a left forearm and hand, has become a staunch advocate for limb difference throughout her career. While playing for the Orlando Pride in 2019, a video went viral of Pickett "fist-bumping" a young fan with a similar limb difference as hers. Pickett, who plays professionally for the North Carolina Courage, went on to play all 90 minutes of the match, in which the Americans won 2-0. "Dream come true," the 28-year-old tweeted after the game. Read more from Matt Bonesteel in The Washington Post. | | | | | Before we part, here's someone to know | |  | Natachi OnwuamaegbuFeatures intern, The Washington PostThis is your second summer at The Post. What's an experience that's stuck with you during your time here?
Last summer, I pitched a story on a hunch – that Black women were forming groups to mimic an in-person work environment without microaggressions – and I was right. The story ended up going viral, running on the front page of the print Style section and was tweeted by Ibram X. Kendi. It also led to me being a guest on NPR's "Here and Now." After you leave us, you're headed to Nairobi for National Geographic. What will you be reporting on?
I'll be interviewing braiders at Nairobi's Kenyatta market. It's a place for women to find economic liberation — young women can learn a marketable skill, support their families and their children. They can work while a baby is strapped to their back. But it's also a place of economic entrapment — employees are paid impossibly low wages under bosses with no legal responsibility. There's no health care or job security, and when you grow up braiding, it's all you know. My central questions involve what it's like to work there: Do these women feel like they can leave and still support themselves and their families? What brings you joy, especially when the news feels bleak?
I am an avid podcast listener. When I get overwhelmed (which unfortunately happens quite often), I turn on a podcast and play Candy Crush. My current listening favorites are "Deliver us from Ervil" and "Was I in a Cult?" — both from iHeartRadio — and "The Assassination" from BBC News. | | | | | | |
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