Monthly archives: October 2011

How to Avoid Racist and Sexist Costumes This Halloween
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"We're a culture, not a costume," say the posters from the Students Teaching Against Racism club at Ohio University. Their poster campaign is all about avoiding cultural appropri[...]

Nasty Comments: How To Stand Up Against Sexism and Stereotypes Online
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Have you ever found yourself in a good mood reading a positive-news story, only to have your mood ruined by the comments to the article? This happened when 14 year old Lexi Peters[...]

Celebrate Diwali with All-Girls Bhangra and Girl Power Gifts
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Happy Diwali! Did you know? The five day Hindu festival of lights is all about the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. To get in the mood for Diwali celebratio[...]

Dolly Parton, Scott Pilgrim and Rwanda: What's the Connection?
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What do Dolly Parton and Scott Pilgrim have in common? Find out in this interview with Catriona Sturton, an Ottawa based musician. Catriona recently travelled to Rwanda wher[...]

Girl Movement Tools: A Gender Glossary
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When you're reading about the girl movement, there are certain words you probably see a lot. But you might not know what they all mean! That's nothing to be embarassed about. But o[...]

Telling the Story of Women Eradicating Poverty
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If you could tell the story of poverty how would you tell it? Serah Odeke, a young filmmaker whose hometown is Nairobi, Kenya tells the story of Ciciliah and her family living in a[...]

Ending Hunger While Learning A, B, C's
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Without food, girls' bodies and minds are at stake. Hunger leads to illness, stunted growth, and school dropouts. There are 170 million children around the world who go to school h[...]

The GIRL issue is in the news!
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We got the media's attention with the launch of the So, What About Boys report and this year's Day of the Girl. President and CEO Rosemary McCarney’s Blog Post: Investing in Girls[...]

Indigenous Girls Face Double Discrimination
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Pop culture loves to celebrate “explorers” who have “discovered” places, and the “pioneers” who bravely move to “the new world”. But what about the people who already lived in[...]

Q&A: Sydney Holds a Slumber-Raiser
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What do you get when you cross a slumber party with a fundraiser? A Slumber-Raiser! Speaker's Bureau Girl Sydney decided she wanted to do something for girls' rights. [...]