Resources
Groups & Companies That Empower Girls !
Groups & Companies That Empower Girls !
A Mighty Girl
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A Mighty Girl is a company that seeks to empower girls -- it has the world’s largest collection of books and movies for parents, teachers, and others dedicated to raising smart, confident, and courageous girls!
The founders of the company state "After years of seeking out empowering and inspirational books for our four young nieces, we decided to create A Mighty Girl as a resource site to help others equally interested in supporting and celebrating girls. The site was founded on the belief that all children should have the opportunity to read books and watch movies that offer positive messages about girls and honor their diverse capabilities. |
About Face
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About-Face helps women and girls understand and resist media messages that negatively affect their self-esteem and body image. Think about it: What if every girl and woman learned to love her body? |
NBC News: 2/22/12: About Face Executive Director, Jennifer Berger About Face encourages us to question the ads marketed to us
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Proud 2 B Me
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Proud2BMe is an online community created by and for teens, to promote girls' positive body image, and encourage healthy attitudes about food and weight.
The group discusses everything from fashion and beauty to news, culture, and entertainment from the perspective of encouraging girls to accept and love their bodies, and reject social pressures to be thin or have a "perfect" body. |
SheHeroes
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SheHeroes is a group that produces free online videos (produced
by young girls), where girls interview extraordinary women who are strong, positive female role models in diverse careers, geared towards 3rd through 5th graders. SheHeroes wants girls to know there are people like them who have worked hard and overcome challenges, so they can dream big and become tomorrow’s heroes ! |
SPARK Movement
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SPARK is a girl-fueled activist movement to demand an end to the sexualization of women and girls in media. Julia Bluhm is a SPARK activist - Julia is the 14-year-old girl who started a successful online petition that convinced Seventeen Magazine to stop airbrushing its models ! SPARK activists have now targeted Teen Vogue as their next anti-Photoshop battle, on behalf of girls everywhere ! Amazing !
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