
Maria Mitko
Maria Mitko
- Human Rights Section Editor 2024
- Warsaw, Poland
Born in 2007, Maria lives in Warsaw, Poland, where she attends Witkacy High School and prepares to study English Literature.
She volunteers at a public library where she organises a board game club. She loves listening to music, reading good books and watching movies. Maria’s favourite animals are dogs, of which she has two – Rudolf and Charlie.’
Edited by Maria:

February 14, 2025
When the world was silent, these Artsakh mothers spoke out

January 10, 2025
Gen Z on feminism: ‘Your definition is not my definition’

January 10, 2025
Five overlooked female composers from the 11th century to now

January 03, 2025
Dreaming big: three teenagers join Sri Lanka’s women’s football team

December 06, 2024
Armenia’s new domestic violence legislation is good, but not good enough

November 29, 2024
My experience as a teenage refugee from Artsakh

November 22, 2024
What does Sri Lanka’s new female prime minister mean for the country’s young girls?

November 07, 2024
The return of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: rebrand or ruse?

October 24, 2024
Moving on from the past: Abortion should be a constitutional right

October 17, 2024
Behind the apron: Are TikTok’s ‘trad wives’ truly traditional?

October 10, 2024
Exercise is not a cure-all: we should support mental health with compassion, not pressure

October 03, 2024
Refugee women in Armenia build community through knitting

September 12, 2024
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees the country after violent protests

September 05, 2024
Many young Armenians dissatisfied with current government, but see no real alternative

August 22, 2024
How Armenian teens have adjusted to a new life, a year after fleeing home

August 08, 2024
How can America learn from Netflix’s Sex Education?

August 01, 2024
Revisiting Amy Winehouse: Unpacking the biopic Back to Black

August 01, 2024
Forgotten herstory: five female scientists who changed the world

August 01, 2024
Who is Labour’s Rachel Reeves and what are her plans for the UK economy?

July 17, 2024
The ‘pink tax’ – another hidden weapon in the oppression of women

June 27, 2024
The creation and evolution of Superman

June 20, 2024
Harrison Butker's speech feels like a scene from The Handmaid’s Tale

June 06, 2024
Nineteen Eighty-Four: past, present and future

May 23, 2024
To be or not to be… an international student

May 09, 2024
The meteoric rise and fall of FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried

April 18, 2024
Womansplaining mansplaining
Written by Maria:

January 31, 2025
What is climate anxiety? And how do we cope?

December 12, 2024
Best of 2024: Five must-read articles from the Women’s Desk section

November 29, 2024
Why Speak No Evil 2024 fails to outshine the original

October 10, 2024
How to stay sane during the college application process

August 22, 2024
What a female president means for Mexico and the world

August 06, 2024
How five overlooked female inventors changed our lives for the better

August 02, 2024
Microtrends are the death of individuality – we should be wary of overconsumption

July 31, 2024
The hottest day of the year: a heatwave is coming

June 20, 2024
Poland’s LGBTQ+ policies must change to protect its youth

May 30, 2024
Can Gen Z use social media to learn?

May 30, 2024
Meet five Harbingers’ students displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia

May 02, 2024
Women-only spaces are necessary, not sexist. Here’s why

March 29, 2024
Seven things you need to know about eating disorders

March 01, 2024
Why growing up as a young woman is scary: A teen’s perspective from Poland

December 22, 2023
Why is Spotify Wrapped such a buzz?

October 20, 2023
Why the hell is Holden Caulfield the most relatable character I’ve ever read about?
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