Monthly archives: March 2010

Marriage isn't always a big white princess dress and a sparkly diamond.
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Girls (me included!) have a tendency to daydream about their big day, picking out colour schemes and perfect dresses in their head, and imagining walking down the aisle with Mr. Ri[...]

Climbing to the Highest Heights for Girls
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Seven years ago, Lynette Trott had never rock climbed. This month, she's climbing Everest. And she's climbing it for Girls. After reading a magazine article on Plan's Because I [...]

Women in the News!
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Women have been in the news a lot this week, what with International Women's Day on Monday, the wrap up of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, and Kathryn Bigalow wi[...]

My last blog post from the UN summit - Saba reporting
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Hi (extremely happy hi), hi (kind of sad hi)! What a week…has it really only been a week! It feels like a month has passed since I first stepped off that plane. Today was a pretty [...]

Five easy ways to make a difference this International Women's Day
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International Women's Day is a great chance to get involved with the Because I am a Girl Campaign if you haven't already. Here's a couple of ideas about how you can get involved: [...]

Tomorrow is International Women's Day 2010
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Tomorrow we celebrate International Women's Day. That's right, a day all to ourselves! This year's theme is Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities. To get into the mood, check out th[...]

Conference on Women Beijing Declaration: The Basics
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So, we've been talking about the Beijing Declaration and Commission on the Status of Women recently as three of the girls from the Because I am a Girl Speakers' Bureau are currentl[...]

DAY 2: Saba, Reporting From New York (Commission on the Status of Women)
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Hey, hey! I woke up and looked across from me, there was Donnady sleeping, and then I looked the other way and there was Amy. Then a sudden realization hit me…I was in New York![...]

DAY 1: Amy Reporting from the Commission on the Status of Women in New York
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This week, the United Nations is meeting to look at how the status of women has changed in the 15 years since creating the Beijing Declaration, a commitment to achieve greater equa[...]

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