Tomorrow is International Day of the Girl

[MADem]

http://dayofthegirl.org/

International Day of the Girl is a movement...

to speak out against gender bias and advocate for girls’ rights everywhere.
Shatter stereotypes | End injustices | Demand equality | Change the world!

I don't know if this is new--I'd never heard of it, before I heard The View discussing it just now.

[niyad]

1. fairly new--I just ran across it yesterday, and very happy to see it.

[el_bryanto]

2. Day of the Girl sounds like a 50s b-movie - probably with camp value

But this does sound like a good cause.

Bryant

[LiberalAndProud]

3. We need public awareness. This is a good thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021504574

[niyad]

5. any further word on her condition?

[LiberalAndProud]

7. I didn't know of it until I read your post.

The story breaks my heart. I haven't seen a followup to the report you posted, niyad. Even so, Malala has been martyred for her cause. We need to find a way to stop the madness. We have to.

[Whovian]

4. As the proud parent of a Daughter I am happy to read this.

Especially for my Granddaughter.

[cbayer]

6. And for those who have not seen it, this is a perfect day to watch "Half the Sky"

It will tear your heart out, but in the end leave you with some hope.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/half-the-sky/

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into

Opportunity for Women Worldwide



A special presentation of Independent Lens

A landmark transmedia project featuring a four-hour PBS primetime national and international broadcast event (check local listings), a Facebook-hosted social action game, mobile games, two websites, educational video modules with companion text, a social media campaign supporting over 30 partner NGOs, and an impact assessment plan all inspired by Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, the widely acclaimed book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide was filmed in 10 countries and follows Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds — present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity.

[bigtree]

8. yep

Day Of The Girl
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021506331