Today marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day that continues to acknowledge women’s path to equality. And ladies, we’ve come a long way.
But before these strong women forged paths and made waves, they were, of course, empowered young girls. Many sites will focus on the modern role women play in today’s society, but I’m most interested in how we can continue to influence this generation of girls to become strong, smart and independent young women.
Here are just a few sites and organizations that are leading the way:
Girl Talk, the brainchild of Hailey Kilpatrick in 2002, is a student-to-student mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with high school girls who serve as mentors. It was founded as a way for middle school students reach out to their peers and to help cope with the pressure of being a young teen. Because in any scenario, smart girls always trump mean girls.
Girls Incorporated is a leading advocacy organization dedicated to extending girls’ voices, issues, and concerns to policy makers, corporations, and the media. Last year Girls Inc. tapped Michelle Obama as an honorary chair of Girls Inc. Board of Directors to help get their important message for empowering young women. The Girls’ Bill of Rights and Girls Inc. Online are both worth checking out.
So many things have changed in 100 years, but we still have quite a ways to go. Here are so many resources that are keeping the girl power movement going, but these are just a few to get the ball rolling.
