When it comes to that “time of the month” and keeping tidy, Canadians girls are fortunate, as the majority of us have unlimited access to clean water that is piped directly into our home. Whether at home, school or in the community, Canadian girls really don’t have to worry about letting their periods slow them [...]

Happy 100 Years of International Women’s Day! Well, it’s officially March 8th, but that isn’t stopping me or thousands of girls & women around the world from celebrating now. There will be women focused news, events & parties all week. To give you the big picture, I made a timeline of significant moments in history for women [...]

Olympian and World Champion (as of last Wednesday – check out these pics of her amazing win!) mogul skier Jenn Heil is giving up the slopes in exchange for taking on the cause of girls around the world. The long-time Because I am a Girl supporter and ambassador has decided to trade in her skis for [...]

As we speak, the big cheeses and head honchos of the world are all in one spot: Davos, Switzerland. They’re there for the annual World Economic Forum, a mega meeting of the world’s most powerful people: politicians, business people, activists and celebrities. The meeting’s goal is to get people together to talk about “the major [...]

Today we celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. In India, where Diwali is celebrated, all religions partake in the festival of light (Diwali is literally translated as “row of lamps”). It is a 5 day festival full of lights, colours, art, dancing, firecrackers, sweets and celebration! Because [...]

Are you in Vancouver this week? Then check out my picks for the Vancouver International Film Festival that deal with issues and ideas related to girls: Chicks Sophie Letourneur’s fresh, vibrant dramatic-comedy captures a group of 19- and 20-year-old women in Paris as they party their way to the cusp of adulthood. As smart as [...]

Tomorrow the world will celebrate the International Day of Peace. This year, the UN is focusing on the question, What are YOU doing for Peace? For the past 100 days they’ve been collecting stories and videos from people around the world about what they’re doing to promote cease fire and non-violence. It got me thinking, [...]

Ten years ago, world leaders got together and thought hard about what it would take make a difference in impoverished countries. They came up with 8 ideas to change the world, which became the Millennium Development Goals. Not content just to talk about these goals, they decided to set a deadline for achieving these goals: [...]

If you’re still feeling Olympic withdrawal after Vancouver’s Winter Games earlier this year, we have good news for you!   As we speak, hundreds of youth from all over the world are competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Events include everything from archery, to judo, to triathlon. There are tons of Canadian girls [...]

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 relaxed day, I didn’t have to get up before 8 but nonetheless I did. Why? Don’t ask. So I [...]