Monthly archives: August 2011

Ten Things You Do When You Invest In Girls
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“We know that girls are the most inspirational, the most transformational, the most untapped currency in our world today. What will it take to unleash this potential?” - Queen [...]

IronGirl: On Why We Should Challenge Ourselves
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Girl. Cancer survivor. Triathlete. Lisa Clarke-Potts knows something about taking on a challenge and reaching her own goals. “I was just back from breast cancer and surge[...]

What are the 5 Worst Stereotypes About Girls?
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Girls can't play sports Just like the girls in this photo, girls are often pushed to the sideline while boys play sports. Our very own celebrity ambassadors Jenn Heil, Haley Wik[...]

What Makes the Biggest Difference In Girls' Lives?
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In order to campaign for girls' rights, we need to know the best way to make the biggest impact in each girl's life. Did you know that at each stage of a girl's life, there [...]

Guest Post from Jenn Heil: International Day of the Girl
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Having the International Day of the Girl added to the World Calendar is a critical step in helping to empower young women across the World. The World Calendar focuses one day a yea[...]

Speaker's Bureau: Real Live Advocates for Girls
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Our Speaker's Bureau members are real, live advocates for girls' rights. They believe in the cause of girls and have decided to do something about it. Today, they share how adv[...]

Megacity 101
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Urban vs. rural What makes the city different from the country is population density - the number of people that live in one square kilometre. Villages and country areas are[...]