Soccer isn’t just a game. By promoting leadership, teamwork, discipline, self-confidence and health, soccer is changing the lives of girls around the world. Here are five ways soccer is empowering girls! . 1. Raising awareness: Plan’s football projects are all about starting a conversation about girls’ rights. For example, in Indonesia, players find out about their right [...]

It’s a first for Because I am a Girl! This is Because I am a Girl’s 1st Q&A with a man! Check out the talk I had with Mike from Girl Guides of Canada – Learn more about Girl Guides of Canada’s National Service Project (which focuses on EMPOWERING GIRLS), and find out what Mike [...]

What’s one stereotype about women? That we like to shop. And that’s the thing about stereotypes…sometimes they show the truth, just a little. As you know, this week I’m attending the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, where I will do my best to keep you posted about all the things I’m learning about women, [...]

For me, Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with friends and Twitter helps me keep up to date on the latest news.  And sometimes people complain that I’m on my Blackberry too much.  But for girls around the world, it seems that information technology can offer girls and young women new pathways [...]

Looking around the world you can see lots of statistics and numbers about women experiencing violence, inequality and poverty. A special Because I am a Girl report on The State of the World’s Girls says, “Discrimination against girls and young women remains deeply entrenched and widely tolerated throughout the world.  Many of the challenges girls [...]