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“Growth and Comfort Never Co-exist”
Growing up with a single mother and three siblings, Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President and CEO of IBM, learned the importance of a good work ethic at an early age. Ginni took these lessons to heart, from school to the workplace. “We learned you never let someone define who you are,” Ginni says. “Only you define who you are.” She earned a degree in engineering from Northwestern University (where she was also the valedictorian of her graduating class) and, in 2011, became the first female CEO of IBM. Today, Ginni defines what it means to be a strong, positive role model for women everywhere.
A Force to Be Reckoned With: Celebrating #DayoftheGirl With @fxxtimxh
Faatimah is a teen advisor for the @unfoundation’s Girl Up campaign (@girlupcampaign). Today, people like Faatimah are posting photos of girls and women who inspire them using #GIRLHERO and #DayoftheGirl. Follow the hashtags on Instagram to learn more.
“I like to think of myself as a sort of Venn diagram because there are so many aspects of me that overlap,” says 17-year-old Faatimah Soloman (@fxxtimxh). “For example, I’m a feminist, I’m American, I’m Sudanese and I live in Saudi Arabia.”
Activists like Faatimah are lifting their voices to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to bringing awareness to the issues of girls worldwide.
“Girls need resources like education in order to succeed, and it’s not just girls’ problem. It should be a top priority of global society,” Faatimah says. “Girls are a force to be reckoned with — we’re not little things. We’re a big deal. What we do, what we stand for and what we say matters, and people should pay attention. Our gender should not disadvantage us by any means.”
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Nothing should stand in the way of girls with bold dreams. Happy International #DayOfTheGirl!
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It’s my favorite day of the year: International Day of the Girl.
I love this day because it’s a chance to celebrate the remarkable girls in the world who are making a difference, who have made great achievements and have overcome incredible odds just to get where they are today.
To mark the day, we’ve compiled some of our favorite profiles of girls and women from NPR’s archives, from Boko Haram survivors on their first visit to New York City to a Pakistani squash champ who dressed as a boy just so she could play sports.
I hope they inspire you as much as they inspire me.
-Malaka Gharib, NPR Goats and Soda
Abducted By Boko Haram, Now Posing With Lady Liberty In Times Square
Hauwa and Ya Kaka aren’t typical teens. This month they came to the U.S. to speak up for the thousands of abductees still being held. But they also made time for tourist fun.
The Taliban Couldn’t Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ
For much of her life, Maria Toorpakai has been threatened by extremist groups like the Taliban. Now the subject of a PBS documentary, she tells how she found the courage to keep playing sports.
She Was Too Poor To Stay In School. Now She’s An Inspiration To Rihanna
Angeline Murimirwa is lauded as one of the world’s most influential women for her work with a charity that gives scholarships to poor girls in Africa. She herself was once one of those girls.
From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Scout’s Inspiring Story
When she was a Brownie, Sylvia Acevedo was inspired to earn her science badge. In her new memoir, the Girl Scouts CEO says this experience led directly to her career at NASA.
The Dreams Of Today’s Teen Girl Activists
The young leaders of Girl Up were in Washington, D.C., this summer to network and lobby Congress on gender issues. We asked them about their role models, what they’d like to change and why it’s important for boys to join the movement.And as a drummer myself, I couldn’t help but share this one! -MG
Watch This 8-Year-Old Girl Crush Led Zeppelin’s ‘Good Times Bad Times’
Yoyoka Soma played the song for the Hit Like A Girl Drumming contest. She didn’t take home the gold, but she’s clearly winning at life.Share the girl power on social media! Click here to tweet a thread of these stories on Twitter now.
In Honour if #InternationalDayOfTheGirl: What does #BlackGirlMagic mean to me? My hair defies gravity…I’d say that’s pretty magical wouldn’t you? This is one of the many reasons we refer to our curls, coils and kinks as our crowns. The Greeks had olive branches, the British had gold and gem stones …. Us? we were born this way! As If our DNA refused to be anything but royal… we are beautiful, powerful and exceptionally made! ✊✨ - Photographer : @yungvsco ••• #blackhistory #happyblackhistorymonth #blackgirlmagic #jadejanelle #curlygirls #naturalhair #naturallycurly #internationaldayofthegirl #dayofthegirl
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All done with @katiadd15 thigh tattoo. Love the final product! Would love to do more projects like this #tattoos #dayofthegirl #girlswithtattoos (at Black Hand Studio)
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So exciting to see some of our work at the International Day of the Girl celebration! It was announced that we were the ONLY winner from the United States out of 12 total winners-with 882 submissions from 110 countries! #hp #girlrising #dayofthegirl #internationaldayofthegirl (at Bowery Hotel)
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As a mom of two girls I want them to know that girls everywhere should get to live a life they love.
But every three seconds, a child becomes a bride. That’s 12 million girls a year who need our help now. That’s why we are joining @vowforgirls to ✋stop the clock and help girls achieve their full potential. For every like, comment, and share, you will unlock $1 from @justinalexander, @theknot, and a generous donor (up to $100K) to help start a new future for girls everywhere. #StopTheClock #VOWForGirls #DayOfTheGirl #EndChildMarriage
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