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Happy International Day of the Girl! 🥳 Bold, innovative and inspiring – girls’ creative energy is rebuilding the world. Together, let’s get the world ready for girls!
#LEGO#RebuildTheWorld#DayOfTheGirl
There you go... @Pink tops the list for most-played #female artist of the 21st Century.
What’s your favourite album? I’m a ‘Can’t Take Me Home’ and ‘Missundazstood’ lady myself. #Music 💿 >
Jesy is an absolute survival queen. 👑 It takes so much courage to close the door; a decision that few would understand.
Her talent can’t be held down, she’s back stronger than ever and been elevated to as an ‘off the scale’ role model. #Woman 💪🏽 >
Jesy Nelson is GLAMOUR’s October Issue coverstar, after years of battling her demons, she has got her confidence back. #GlamourSelfCare
https://t.co/pPdBaoqQVm
Such a positive initiative and a great opportunity to start something scalable by focusing on young #women’s perspectives > Why teenagers are mentoring senior Met Police officers (via @BBCNews) 👮🏼♀️ https://t.co/s5ezf8rsqY
Let’s rename this #Tokyo2020 medal from bronze to brave. To come face to face with your event, and regain a level of mental mastery over it after a challenging week, is absolutely epic. Well done @Simone_Biles - we’re #ByYourSide 🤸🏽♀️ >
So much respect for former @LittleMix star Jesy Nelson for opening up about her #mentalhealth experiences and how she prioritised her wellbeing. Doors will continue to open for you! 👍🏽 > https://t.co/deC2DvanPZ
It pays to speak up! After a #socialmedia backlash, the Government has withdrawn its '#sexist' Stay Home advert which featured #women doing the cleaning and homeschooling 💁🏽♀️ > https://t.co/UCvtiUyCU0
As many as 1 in 3 #girls report they’re unhappy with their personal appearance by age 14, according to @PrincesTrust @EduPolicyInst#GenZ research with @Tesco. We believe confidence skills need to be firmly embedded throughout the education system to avoid self-esteem slumps 💁🏽♀️ >
It's no surprise the pandemic has put extra pressure on #GenZ. Take a look at the findings today and find out how you can support young people across the UK > https://t.co/E9HVwzOWED
A brilliant local #charity to get involved with this Christmas, which supports and empowers #women who have overcome exploitation and trafficking 🙌🏽 >
We’re going to mention the ‘C’ word: Christmas! 🎄 Each festive season we get so much joy from buying, wrapping and delivering gifts for the women and children supported by @ellascharity - and we don’t want lockdown to stop us! 🎁 >
@janesunshine7 For me it definitely raises the question, is the purpose of a statue an accurate portrayal of art? 🎨 But, it also highlights to me that with almost every statue in the UK I don’t know about most of the people featured until they make the news for the wrong reasons!
A silver-bronze statue of Mary Wollstonecraft - the ‘mother of #feminism’ - is causing a stir on #socialmedia.
Are you offended by this portrayal? (via @BBCNews) > https://t.co/OfhXPfqHLi
Encouraging to read that #socialmedia is helping to empower Egyptian #women to fight back against sex attacks (via @BBCNews) 💪🏽 #ByYourSide > https://t.co/Kru7pnNzKF
11 October is the Int'l #DayoftheGirl. Girls worldwide are demanding a life free from gender-based violence, access to health, skills, recognition and investment as leaders of social change: https://t.co/2qz8XINvPM
Research suggests that Spanish #women are overwhelmingly more likely to respond positively when asked if they feel beautiful (71%), compared to British women (44%). In fact, just 9% of us would describe our body confidence as ‘high’. What’s your thoughts? 🇪🇸👙🇬🇧