International Women’s Day is Friday, March 8th. International Women’s Day has been observed since 1909, with the first National Woman’s Day (NWD) held in the United States. What started as a grass roots movement to ensure women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, hold public office, and to end discrimination has grown into an international …
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As a little girl, I was never into the “princess” thing. I never dressed up like a princess, I never dreamed of a white knight coming to rescue me and my favorite movies did not involve Cinderella, Snow White or Aurora. So when I asked my brother what my niece wanted for her 2nd birthday, …
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As I approach university graduation, I can see how much I’ve grown towards maturity. Stepping cautiously into adulthood, I can see a huge change in me in the past four years, the combined effect of time away from home, more freedom as an adult, learning to manage my time, and so many experiences with interesting …
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The latest book from Lorna Blumen, co-creator of Girls’ Respect Groups, is now available! Bullying Epidemic: Not Just Child’s Play is a powerful book on children’s bullying and the corrosive, enabling role adults inadvertently play. Why is bullying still a growing crisis, after a decade of bullying prevention programs? Bullying Epidemic looks clearly at the …
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