Blog Action Day: BAD Girls

Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s theme is “The Power of We.”

Social studies in a suburban middle school… Half the room is filled with 12-year-old girls who look at me curiously as I attempt to describe the mistreatment of girls around the world.

I tell them that a girl was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out for girls’ education. They tell me about the private tutors their dads hired when they struggled with a class.

I tell them that young women around the world still die needlessly in childbirth for want of a few dollars more. They tell me about their travel soccer teams, their ballet lessons, their cleaning people.

I tell them that over half the world lives on $2 a day. They tell me their mom’s daily latte costs over three bucks.

It’s hard to get through, but they want to help. We can.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

#powerofwe  #BAD12

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