Tired of Justin Bieber?  Or just feel like reading about something else?  Check out Hardly Magazine, the latest Canadian girls magazine to hit the shelves. I was checking out their site and loved the article Bring It, about a group of Canadian gymnasts from Vancouver who are both teenage girls and elite athletes.  The subtitle [...]

Labour Day is around the corner and I’m chomping at the bit to get back to school.  I love brand new school supplies, fall outfits, seeing old friends again and sharing stories of summer!  At Because I am a Girl we talk a lot about how education makes a difference in the lives of girls, [...]

Forty-seven years ago tomorrow Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech where he spoke about ending discrimination. He told the world, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but [...]

Every year, once a year, on October 15, bloggers around the world unite to focus the world’s attention on one issue. Last year, 13,606 bloggers from 156 countries took part in Blog Action Day to start a conversation about Climate Change. Leading up to Blog Action Day 2010, there are 6 topics on the table: [...]

Stereotype has it that girls don’t like to get dirty, but Because I am a Girl Celebrity Ambassador and freeride mountain biker Darcy Turenne proves those that still believe it wrong. As the first female to make a living exclusively from freeride mountain biking, Darcy is willing to get her hands a little dirty for [...]

Remember Haiti? At the beginning of this year, the crisis following the earthquake in Haiti was all over the news. But now, 7 months later, you only hear the occasional story. Plan was working in Haiti well before the earthquake, and continues to do so, focusing its efforts on children, communities and their families. Last [...]

Check out Project Elle and the Girls Action Foundation: Are you somebody that gets fired up about issues? Do you want to understand what kind of impact you can have? Do you want to make a difference in your community and take action in your own life? Why not join Girls Action and inspiring young [...]

Good question! And one that will be answered at TED Women in December. For those of you haven’t checked out TED before, its a series of conferences that bring together the smartest and most innovative people in the world to share their ideas, also known as Ideas Worth Spreading.  The best part is that they [...]

Here at Because I am a Girl we ask you, are you the One? Or, in other words, are you the girl that’s going to decided to help change the world? There are lots of ways to get involved in making the world a better place for girls, whether its through volunteering your time, making [...]

So, we talk a lot about the issues that face girls around the world, but a good question in how is the Because I am a Girl Campaign is working to do something about it.  There are lots of actions that are happening…but its also good to think about what ideas lie behind those actions. [...]