Dear Reader,This month has been dominated by stories about two very different seeming, but intertwined themes, climate change protests and abortion bans. As usual, control over the bodies and minds of girls and women are the focus of most political blowback. With...
Sansa Stark/Daenerys Targaryen Picture: HBO If you do not want any spoilers for Game of Thrones, you might want to stop reading right here (although I’ll do my very best to not go into detail). But I’d really love for you to take a moment and think about...
Dear Reader,This issue features real stories from very real girls. Young scientists and schoolgirls fight for their dreams, musicians and poets give other girls new hope. But we’re also talking about how female characters from Game of Thrones influence our view...
The Technogirl program aims to train South African girls in science fields. Photo: YouTube/UNICEF Giving girls the tools to build a better world is not just a way to get things done, but it truly can transform societies. While technology has its obvious drawbacks,...
Enough is enough. It is such a heavy weight every time putting together the newspaper, let alone for each of the girls whose stories we are sharing. This edition runs the gamut, but I am happy to report some really great news, along with the usual horrors. From a...
Putting together the newspaper each month is challenging and time consuming. Reading through all the stories to make sure they meet our standards and then figuring out what section to put them in takes careful decision-making. This is, of course, following the...