The Z Factor: Gen Z's Voice & Vote
Generation Z. We’re the most diverse generation in American history. We’re the screenagers, the digital natives, the Zoomers. We are the youth activist generation and the climate change generation. But, who is Gen Z, really? On this podcast, we amplify the voices of young people in America, from students in Florida fighting book bans, to young lawmakers in Tennessee working to end gun violence, to young people just trying to make it by every day.
The Z Factor: Gen Z's Voice & Vote
The New Generation of Lawmakers (with Representative Justin J. Pearson)
In the second episode of The Z Factor, host Anoushka Chander unpacks Gen Z’s voice in state legislatures. Who is the new generation of lawmakers? Anoushka is joined by Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Tennessee, the second youngest representative in the Tennessee legislature, to understand how young lawmakers bring Gen Z issues to the legislative floor. From finding common ground, to working on gun violence prevention legislation, to being the youngest legislator in a room full of boomers, Representative Pearson and Anoushka break down what it is like to be in a new generation of lawmakers today.
Check out this episode’s landing page at MsMagazine.com for a full transcript, further reading and ways to take action.