High school students will spend the weekend locked in intense debate over the legality of drones, gender-based violence, and refugee health conditions. Heads bent scribbling diplomatic notes, or holding high placards with their assigned country's name, they will be part of the annual Model UN Conference in New York City.

Every year, the event brings over 1,500 students from countries such as Ghana, Mexico, Japan and South Korea to tangle with real-world, current issues. Students learn the rules of procedure that govern the actual United Nations, and then serve on different UN committees where they represent the position of a country assigned to them.

In this #metoo moment, WNYC took the opportunity to talk with some of these very engaged teenagers, on one very specific global issue: the status of women and girls.  

Yara Chavez, from Mexico, said sexism was a big issue, offering an example of a school party.

"The teacher sent us to wash dishes and the boys to carry the tables and actually I complained to the principal," she said. "We're trying to change that."