Apparently to many teenage girls, being attractive is everything. And just to be sure they’re pretty enough, they’re asking for opinions about their looks—on the Internet. Are social media beauty contests harmless or harmful? Read more…
Millies Shine With (Green) Girl Power
Christl Dabu
For St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, the biggest construction project in its 120-year history is about instilling the strong values and spirit in young women to care about their society and environment. Read the story and view photos.
‘Born to Be Somebody’ in the New Egypt
Christl Dabu
After the largely peaceful revolt fueled by young Egyptians and Web 2.0, life in the “new Egypt” is a little brighter, more colourful, more hopeful and kinder. But Egypt’s dark days aren’t over yet. A mother and daughter from Cairo share their story and photos.
Oprah Inspires a Dream, a Song and a ‘Gift of Chance’
Christl Dabu
With the Oprah Winfrey talk show’s farewell season underway and the launch of her network OWN on Jan. 1, singer Marcos Brinson is among the countless people inspired by Winfrey’s dedication to helping children, women and families live their best lives.
Boys Are Lagging in Schools: Has Feminization Gone Too Far?
Paul W. Bennett
Talking about the possible feminization of education has been frowned upon until recently, at least inside the public education system. It’s already a raging debate in Western Europe where the “feminized pedagogy” is a divisive political issue and scholars openly debate whether “feminization” has led to a “softer” curriculum less suited to boys than girls.
The Girl Effect
George Briggs
I would suggest that providing funding and support for local efforts to build schools might be a more effective method of supporting economic development than simply allocating government funds to centralized programmes.
