Ethics and morals are the way a society determines what is right and wrong. Does what we think is right or wrong apply in other cultures and societies? Is it possible to have a global understanding of right and wrong? Today we’re going to be talking about cultural relativism and ethnocentrism – two big terms [...]

Girls can’t play sports Just like the girls in this photo, girls are often pushed to the sideline while boys play sports. Our very own celebrity ambassadors Jenn Heil, Haley Wikenheiser and the Canadian Woman’s Soccer Team show that some female athletes are earning cheers of their own!! Girls can’t do math or science Did you know [...]

The gap between girls and boys in their education is massive. This great divide is one of the big issues driving Global Action Week: A worldwide annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of education. The 2011 focus is girls’ and women’s education. Boys versus girls Worldwide, there are about 3 million more boys [...]

Barbie IS controversial; with her mile high legs and busty bosom, she has evolved into a playful sexpot over the decades. She is not alone on the toy shelf of evolution – Holly Hobby, Rainbow Brite, Smurfette – have all had the “sexy edit,” the inevitable upgrade and make-over to make them more marketable in [...]

The image we have of the single girl on Valentine’s Day is a mopey pyjama-clad chick sitting on her couch with a half empty box of chocolates, despairing that she’ll never find love as she watches the end of [insert favourite Rom Com here]. Valentine’s comes part and parcel with a whole bunch of gender [...]

The Globe and Mail calls violence against women “an international epidemic.” According to Together for Girls, “Sexual violence against girls is a global human rights injustice of vast proportions with severe health and social consequences. It can take different forms, including sexual abuse, harassment, rape, or sexual exploitation. This scourge is not unique to one [...]

HAPPY DAY OF THE GIRL! Today is the day to celebrate your girlie-ness. We want Canada to recognize the National Day of the Girl every year on September 22. Its not official yet (sign the petition to help make it official!), but who cares…we’re going to celebrate anyway. And so should you! Because I’m a [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

What’s the difference and why does it matter? Being female is both a sex and a gender. The two words are often used interchangeably, but they actually mean different things. Sex refers specifically to the biological differences between men and women…the physical characteristics of our bodies. On the other hand, gender refers to the social [...]