Because I am a Girl report is now Girl Friendly! Plan has just launched a youth-friendly version of the annual Because I am a Girl report which follows a group of girls from birth to age 9 (they’re currently three years old). Check out the report here.

Making babies political: the Canadian government has made maternal health a priority as it hosts the G8 summit in Muskoka this summer, but it has decided to exclude contraception from its initiative. The Globe and Mail looks closer at this issue. Check out more coverage on this topic here and here.

Next week is World Water Week. We’ll be talking here about how water plays a roll in women’s lives around the world. If you want to dig deeper into water issues, check out TVO’s Water Week series.