Rethinking a girl’s place in the world #becauseiamagirl
Sheryl WuDunn's Half the Sky investigates the oppression of women globally. Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world's women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute.
Her stories are confronting. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greatest_injustice?language=en
You Can Help Change the World
Plan International says “There’s no greater enemy of inequality than keeping quiet!”
Act now! Spread the ‘Because I am a Girl’ message throughout your network of family, friends and colleagues.
Simple Things You Can Do Right Now ...
- Share your story here
- Inform people about the campaign through your websites, newsletters, emails and other touch points. Plan can provide you logos and information on the campaign.
- Host lunches with friends, partners and clients. Depending on the event Plan can provide content and speakers.
- Plan can work with you to see how your business can build awareness among your customers and suppliers.
- You can donate to Plan in Australia’s GirlsFund, that works to address the unique obstacles faced by girls.
- You can sponsor a child with Plan. Over 48,000 individuals and businesses in Australia sponsor children with Plan. Plan uses funds through child sponsorship to support projects that bring lasting change to a child’s entire community, such as gender equality.
- For more ways on how you can support the campaign visit Plan Australia’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ website
- Because I am a Girl Facebook Group
- Twitter: @invest_in_girls
Thanks to my friend Alli for putting me on to the Half the Sky video.
