Inspired by The Huffington Post’s article on the 50 Best Moments for Women in 2011, we decided to do our own version here on the blog. Check out our roundup of big stories in 2011 that have a pro-girl twist! A day for girls: Many of you were part of this history! As the year 2011 drew [...]

Crystale Boisvert was in the middle of writing a letter to her Member of Parliament in support of Because I am a Girl when she heard that the UN had officially adopted the International Day of the Girl. Not wanting the letter to go to waste, she sent it to us instead. Her letter is [...]

We did it! Today the UN has formally adopted October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child!!!! As Minister for the Status of Women Canada, MP Rona Ambrose has taken on the GIRL ISSUE and brought the Day of the Girl to Canadian Parliament, and to the UN. Today she tells us why [...]

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 Is Good for Boys (Huffington Post Canada) Canadian Teens Ambivalent About Gender Inequality (Globe and Mail) Many Canadian Youths Believe in Old-Fashion Gender Roles: Study (National [...]

That’s the question the Because I am a Girl research team asks in its most recent State of the World’s Girls report. Inequality affects everyone, and reversing inequality requires everyone to play a role – even men and boys. Let’s get into some details Girls’ life experiences are affected by the men around them, in both [...]

Thanks to efforts of thousands of Canadians like you – signing our e-petition and writing your local Members of Parliament – The International Day of the Girl came one step closer to reality on Sept 22. Postcards and pins were distributed to MPs, explaining the importance of creating the International Day of the Girl, and [...]

Getting ready for the Day of the Girl coming up on September 22, here are 22 facts for you to know about girls’ rights! 1. Over 500 million adolescent girls and young women live in the developing world. Girl safety 2. 21% of girls age 15 to 19 around the world are already married. 3. Almost [...]

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 year on a certain cause. The “International Day of the Girl” will lead to international recognition and celebration of the power of girls; [...]

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 advocacy is a part of their lives. Sarah from Nova Scotia: I am a strong believer in the power of education and how important it [...]

Rathika Sitsabaiesan is 29 years old, born in Sri Lanka, and the first female Member of Parliament (MP) ever to be elected in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding in Ontario. Today, she gives us the inside scoop on how writing a letter to your MP about an issue you care about – like girls’ rights – can make [...]