The first time I saw Audrey Hepburn on screen I was sitting on the living room floor of my childhood home watching TV. Flipping through the channels in boredom, I paused on the opening of the movie Charade. Watching the film, I fell in love with Audrey’s...
This week’s column is slightly different, as I had the opportunity to attend an event in New York City at the United Nations last week. October 11, 2017 marked the 6th annual International Day of the Girl and the 5th annual Girls Speak Out event at the United...
The conflict in Yemen has been ongoing since March 2015, affecting millions of women and girls. A March 2017 BBC report cited that more than 7,600 people have been killed and 42,000 injured in the last two years. The conflict and a blockade imposed by a Saudi-led...
Many little girls dream of being a beautiful bride with a fancy white dress, colorful flowers, and dancing the night away with the love of her life. These little girls might even have a pretend wedding, complete with a dandelion bouquet and mommy’s high heels...
As the UN declared December 10th Human Rights Day, we thought we’d take a look at the rights of children and girls, and what the international¬†community is doing for them. In 1989, governments from around the world adopted the UN Convention on the...