GirlSpeak

We're rounding up the latest girl-related news for the month of May, including an awesome new contest from our friends at Global Girl Media!  Learn the violence, progress, and incredible things affecting girls around the world and how you can help.

Celebrate International Museums Day 2016 with us as we journey around the world to uncover the cultural landscapes of girlhood.  

What sites speak to the stories of girls throughout time?  What memorials do we pass by every day without realizing their voices are calling out to us?  

 Join us as we discover their stories - and invite you to help us discover more.

Tiffany rounds up the latest girl-related news from around the globe, including several incredible girls making waves in journalism and business!

Helena Wallace explores how the punk movement challenged society, changing the experience in music, culture, and art for an entire generation of girls.

March was an INCREDIBLE month for girls around the world!  Discover all the great legislative strides, new programs, and incredible girls who made this year's Women's History Month awesome.

How were the lives of German, Italian, and Japanese girls affected by World War II?  

What new opportunities - and threats - became part of their everyday existence? 

And what was life like for the most persecuted girls - the Jews?   

Join Mary Horrell to discover the stories of girls on the Axis side of World War II.

How were the lives of British, American, French, and Soviet girls affected by World War II?  

What new opportunities - and threats - became part of their everyday existence?  

 Join Mary Horrell on a journey through the lives of girls on the Allied side of the war.

Tiffany rounds up the latest girl-related news from around the globe for the month of February.  Learn about the gains and losses for girls, as well as hashtag movements that you can become involved in to advance women's and girls' rights.

Erin Sykes takes us on a celebration of women who have, throughout history, taken part in what might be termed revolution -- any social or political action to bring about change.  She journeys through 16 stories of revolutionaries who have brought about positive change through their accomplishments.  Explore the lives of:

• Susan B. Anthony
• Harriet Tubman
• Emmeline Pankhurst
• Nadezhda Krupskaya
• Margaret Sanger
• Golda Meir
• Rosa Parks
• Lakshmi Sagal
• Sophie Scholl

The latest global development concerning girls, including:-- New reports on girls health & wellness;-- Laws that will benefit girls in the US & Zimbabwe;-- Winds for girls, including new apps + comics; and-- The incredible girls of January, including record-breaking rock climbers, inventors, and change-makers who are proving that girls are the key to a better, brighter future.
Also a special reading of "Dear future me" by Nirosha Balakumar for Because I am a Girl blog.