So, each week I’ll try to pass on some links to the week’s most interesting and relevant news about women and girls so you can look closer at what’s happening in the world right now. If you have something that you think I should include, let me know!
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I know I run like a girl…try to keep up!
Maddy Roberts, age 8, is the youngest in a long line of Plan supporters. Her mom, Sara Sterling, remembers her family sponsoring a Plan Foster Child when she was young, and now she has gotten her husband and daughter involved as well.
“We always keep the picture of our foster child on the fridge” says [...]
Marriage isn’t always a big white princess dress and a sparkly diamond.
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. Right.
I want you to channel your wedding daydreams in a different direction today as we look at marriage as it is often experienced by impoverished [...]
Climbing to the Highest Heights for Girls
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 am a Girl campaign, she was moved enough to tackle the highest mountain on earth for the cause of girls around the world. On [...]
Women in the News!
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 winning the first female Best Director Oscar. Here are a couple of highlights from the news, including one on our very [...]
Five easy ways to make a difference this International Women’s Day
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:
Tell your friends what makes you proud to be a girl in your Facebook status. And tell them to check out BecauseIamaGirl.ca.
Sign [...]
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day 2010
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 these great links:
An opinion piece at AllAfrica.com asked a good question this week: why does International Women’s Day matter?
Reuters News Agency has put together a great [...]
Conference on Women Beijing Declaration: The Basics
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 currently in New York adding their voice to the discussion. (Read updates from Amy and Saba).
I thought it might be useful to look a [...]
DAY 1: Amy Reporting from the Commission on the Status of Women in New York
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 equality and opportunity for women. Three of the members of the Because I am a Girl Speakers’ Bureau are in New York to [...]
Olympic Wins Show the Power of Girls
Yesterday’s Globe and Mail front page is all about girls! Above the fold, a huge picture of Canada’s heros, the Women’s National Hockey Team stares out at you. As we’d hoped, all the ladies are biting down on gold medals! Yay Girls!
Lower down on the page it gets interesting, with an article [...]
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