# Molly Weiner ![2018-2019 Rising Voices Fellow Molly Weiner](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_168x168/public/mediaobjects/molly_weiner.jpg?itok=1megy9Ug "2018-2019 Rising Voices Fellow Molly Weiner") Molly Weiner is a senior at Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, where she is the co-editor in chief of the student newspaper, runs for the cross country and track teams, and can usually be found painting in the art studio. Molly volunteers at Clinic by the Bay, a free medical clinic for the uninsured. She was also a camp counselor at First Step for Families, a transitional housing program for homeless families in her neighborhood. Molly is a current 2019-2020 Bronfman Fellow. She was a member of JWA’s 2018-2019 Rising Voices Fellowship cohort. ## Blog Posts [ ![American Girl dolls](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/160102-news-american-girl-dolls.jpg?itok=aB6biLFf) ](/blog/your-best-american-girl) November 14, 2019## [Your Best American Girl](/blog/your-best-american-girl) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)Who among us didn't want an *American Girl* doll growing up? Topics: [Spirituality and Religious Life](/topics/spirituality-and-religious-life) [ ![Olympic athlete Caster Semenya](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/Molly.jpg?itok=Wvf38c2M) ](/blog/risingvoices/restricting-semenya-sexist-and-violates-human-rights) June 5, 2019## [Restricting Semenya is Sexist and Violates Human Rights ](/blog/risingvoices/restricting-semenya-sexist-and-violates-human-rights) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)By saying a woman can only be defined as female and enjoy success if she has an arbitrary amount of testosterone, the IAAF has turned the hormone into something it is not: a myth of male greatness. Topics: [Women's Rights](/topics/womens-rights), [Athletes](/topics/athletes), [Olympics](/topics/olympics) [ ![Rising Voices Fellow Molly Weiner's school cross country team](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/molly1.jpg?itok=_LR3Uep3) ](/blog/risingvoices/look-fast) April 12, 2019## [Look Fast](/blog/risingvoices/look-fast) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)The first step the female athletic community can take towards fostering healthier norms is to share stories collectively, to address a pain that is all too common. Topics: [Schools](/topics/schools), [Athletes](/topics/athletes) [ ![La Croix Beverage Can](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/molly_6.jpg?itok=IcB1UaSe "La Croix Beverage Can") ](/blog/risingvoices/oy-la-croix) March 1, 2019## [Oy, La Croix! ](/blog/risingvoices/oy-la-croix) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)In researching La Croix and the devastating effects of our cans of privilege, I began to wonder: what effect would the consumers of La Croix have if they stopped buying bubbly water and instead used that money to combat destruction, contamination, and climate change? What if we could forgo our craving for pamplemousse and instead utilize our privilege for good? Topics: [Activism](/topics/activism) [ ![Math Equations on a Chalkboard](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/math-1547018_1920.jpg?itok=e5PEbWbO) ](/blog/risingvoices/mind-your-own-business) January 23, 2019## [Mind Your Own Business ](/blog/risingvoices/mind-your-own-business) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)My accelerated math class has nearly twice as many boys as girls. There are only five of us. I’m no stranger to a good mansplaining, or to feeling like an anomaly in a math bros club. While many interactions in Honors Precalc make me feel like a fish out of water, a comment like “mind your own business” really highlights just how different it is to be a girl in an advanced math class. Topics: [Schools](/topics/schools), [Mathematics](/topics/mathematics) [ ![Justine Wise Polier and Libby Schaaf](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/molly_copy_1.jpg?itok=IYKgUS1f "Justine Wise Polier and Libby Schaaf") ](/blog/risingvoices/governing-with-valor) January 15, 2019## [Governing with Valor ](/blog/risingvoices/governing-with-valor) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)As the first woman Justice of New York, Polier valiantly worked to improve the family court, fought for the rights of children and poor families, and tirelessly lobbied to ease quotas on Jewish refugees. Libby Schaaf, the 52-year-old mayor of Oakland, California, also fights for the inclusion of all people. Topics: [Civil Service](/topics/civil-service), [Immigration](/topics/immigration), [Social Policy](/topics/social-policy) [ ![Kotel Mechitza](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_250x167_center/public/mediaobjects/molly_5.jpg?itok=JtEH1xUv "Kotel Mechitza") ](/blog/risingvoices/finding-my-space) October 10, 2018## [Finding My Space ](/blog/risingvoices/finding-my-space) [Molly Weiner](/blog/author/molly-weiner)I visited the Western Wall twice as part of my school’s eighth grade trip to Israel—once on a weekday, and once on Friday night. These two experiences couldn’t have been more different. Topics: [Jewish Education](/topics/jewish-education), [Israel](/topics/israel)