Day Of The Girl

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Day Of The Girl Facts & Quotes

• The theme for International Day of the Girl Child in 2020 was My voice, our equal future.
• It is estimated that over 100 million women from the world are missing. Female infanticide and selective abortion are still commonly practiced in Asia and have led to uneven ratios of men and women all over Asia.
• In India, there are laws that prevent expecting mothers from finding out the sex of the baby due to selective abortions and discrimination against baby girls.
• One-third of girls in the developing world are married before the age of 18. This increases the risk of HIV, unwanted pregnancy, and discontinued education.
• To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman? - Mahatma Ghandi

International Day of the Girl Top Events and Things to Do

• Get active for girls on social media. Use one of UNICEF's recommended social networking hashtags: #dayofthegirl, #mylifeat15, #girl4president and #girlhero!.
• Take out a girl in your life (your daughter, niece, granddaughter, family friend). Take her out to do her favorite activity on her special day.
• Volunteer for Big Sisters of America or donate to a charity such as Girls Not Brides or Tostan, two charities that work directly with girls and young women to end child marriage and empower girls and women.
• Watch movies that empower young girls and portray strong female characters.
  1) Brave (2012)
  2) Bend it like Beckham (2002)
  3) Anne of Green Gables (1985)
  4) Mulan (1998)
• Attend one of many events held nationally and internationally. Look for an event organized in your local community by schools and girl clubs, if not attend the online event. The online event involves sharing baby photos of yourself (if you're a girl), or daughters, sisters and other girl family members and discuss your/their dreams while growing up.

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