Girls Empowerment

Letting Go - All Too Soon

Maryam Zar | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Motherhood, Women's Rights, Self Growth, The Developing World, International Aid Organizations, Child Marriage, Girls Education, Girls Empowerment, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Maryam Zar

This year, a handful of countries are considering fiercely debated bills that would ban the marriage of girls under the age of 17. This horrific practice exists in almost every corner of the world where there is poverty or lack of education.

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G(irls)20 Summit: What's Your Number?

Glender Favour Nkezi Fomboh | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women's Rights, Cameroon, Aids Research, Girls Empowerment, Sex Trafficking, Female Empowerment, Domestic Violence, Impact News
Glender Favour Nkezi Fomboh

There are 3.5 billion girls and women in the world. That means there are 3.5 billion ways to change the world.

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Facebook, Nice Girls and Self-Worth

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Miss Representation, Teenage Girls, Black Girl Project, Facebook, Girls Self-Esteem, Girls Empowerment, Girls Self-Worth, Girls Self-Image, Facebook-Cyberbullying, Girls Cyberbullying, Mean Girls, Parents News
Soraya Chemaly

What girls say to each other on Facebook matters more than the possible threat of cyberbullying. It reflects what we teach kids about what's important and has real consequences.

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A Community Response to Girls' Education in Kibera

Wendy Cross | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, Girls Empowerment, Abdul Kassim, Girls Education, Kgsa, Video, Impact News
Wendy Cross

Buried deep inside the sprawling maze of Kibera, sub-Saharan Africa's largest slum, you'll find a hidden gem. Much more than a school, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) is a beacon of hope and opportunity.

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Super Daughters, Super Powers

Jennifer Lauck | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Girls Confidence, Gender Equality, Smart Girls Confidence, Women Self-Criticism, Self-Criticism Women, Women's Empowerment, Girls School, Girls Self-Esteem, Smart Girls, Empowering Girls, Girls Empowerment, Empowering Daughters, Healthy Living News
Jennifer Lauck

How do we western women, so often raised by unempowered mothers, make a necessary shift in our thinking and our actions in order to gift our daughters with a full inheritance of feminine power?

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Is Crime and Punishment TV Helpful?

Vivian Glyck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Just Like My Child, Mandela Project, Vivian Glyck, Project Justice, Girls Empowerment, Impact News
Vivian Glyck

So what happens to girls and women in the developing world who are abused without this level of transparency and education about the law?

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Eve Ensler's Mission: Awaken the 'Girl Self'

Marianne Schnall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Girls, Women, V-Day, Eve Ensler, Empowerment, Girl Self, Girls Empowerment, Women Empowerment, V-Girls, Ensler, Female Empowerment, I Am an Emotional Creature, Women's Rights, Healthy Living News
Marianne Schnall

Eleven years after the launch of V-Day, Eve Ensler sets out to do for girls what she did for women--uncover the truth of their experiences and create a global dialogue. Her V-Girls campaign debuts this month.

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