Changing the world for girls isn’t only about giving, donating, fundraising and raising awareness. It’s also about how we live our lives as Canadians Did you know that the choices we make here can impact a girl in the developing world? Nowhere is this more true than what we choose to put in our lunch boxes [...]

It’s that time of year – New Year’s Resolutions! If you want yours to stick this year, here’s a few tips on how to make sure they do. Oh, and I’ve also got a shameless plug to get you to make Because I am Girl one of your resolutions! 1. Choose something you REALLY want If you’re [...]

Want to add more meaning to this holiday season? Use your time off to help out with the girl movement! Today we’ve got 5 ways you can use your holiday celebrations to get involved with the GIRL ISSUE. 1. Give a Gift of Hope What do baby chicks, latrines and soccer have in common? They’re [...]

“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 appropriation when you’re planning your halloween costume. I got to chat with Jaymee Goh over at Silver Goggles to unpack what makes a halloween costume appropriate or not [...]

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 our movement will be stronger, the more we all know.  So, today, I thought we’d break it down! Gender and sex “Sex” is [...]

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. She harnessed the volunteer power of girls, guys and staff at her school and held a spectacular girls-only slumber-raiser event. Stay tuned as I interview Sydney to [...]

Have you ever wanted to be a blogger for a cause? As a Girl Blogger, I love being able to raise awareness about girls’ issues online, so today I thought I’d share some tips and tricks! If you don’t have a blog of your own, I’d recommend joining PlanYouth.ca, Plan’s very own social network where [...]