Young Girls

G(irls)20 Summit: Change, One Girl at a Time

Sally Dimachki | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Girls, Leadership, Women, girls20-Summit, Young Girls, G20 Summit, Education, Impact News
Sally Dimachki

Based on the G20 model, the G(irls)20 Summit brings together 21 girls from all over the world to discuss and come up with solutions for these different existing issues.

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Amber Cole is My Daughter

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Amber Cole, Girls Self-Esteem, Sexualization of Young Girls, Jimi-Izrael, Young Girls, Amber-Cole, Self-Esteem, Black Girls and Women, BlackVoices Parenting, Black Girls, Black Voices News
Mark Anthony Neal

That so many have -- and in the process downloaded and trafficked in illegal child pornography -- speaks volumes about how society thinks about Black girls. For that reason alone, Amber Cole is my daughter.

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Teenage Girls Undergo 'Breast Ironing' In Cameroon (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teenage Pregnancy, Female Circumcision, Cameroon, Breast Ironing, Genital Mutilation, Young Girls, Teenage Girls, Breasts, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Africa @Y:World, Video, World News

Affecting one out of every four girls, the brutal practice of "breast ironing" is on the rise in the African country of Cameroon. The procedure -- whi...

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Thinking Globally; Contending Locally

Kamala Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen Reporting, Global Girl Media, Young Girls, Citizen Journalism, Los Angeles Public High Schools, Los Angeles News
Kamala Lopez

The goal of GlobalGirl Media is to open News Bureaus all over the world, connecting young women through new media and giving them the space and tools to create a network to educate and support each other.

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Six Holiday Gifts for Aspiring Fashionistas

Margaret Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gifts, Holiday Gift Ideas, Aspiring Fashionistas, Young Girls, Fashion Gifts, Style News
Margaret Ryan

I am giving my favorite girls a taste of something I love and want to share with them. In return they trust me to provide counsel on important style topics.

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