This celebration was started by the United Nations to “recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.”
The International Day of the Girl:
✊ Focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face
✊ Promotes girls’ empowerment
✊ Works to protect and fulfill their human rights
This year’s theme is “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis.”
The United Nations states that, “All around the world, girls are stepping up to meet today’s biggest challenges. They are organizing in their communities, fighting for climate justice, demanding an end to violence and reimagining their futures. Girls are asking to be seen not only for the challenges they face, but for who they are and the solutions they bring. Yet, too often, their voices go unheard, their actions ignored, their needs and rights pushed aside.”
The United Nations makes the following Call to Action:
✅ Share girls’ stories. Celebrate their achievements and amplify their voices.
✅ Advocate for change. Call for policies that protect girls’ rights and enable their leadership—now and in the future.
✅ Create girl-led spaces. Wherever you have influence, support safe spaces where girls can connect, learn, and get the support they need.
✅ Lend your voice. Call for dedicated funding and programmes that meet the unique needs of girls in crisis situations—including health, education, mental well-being, and support for adolescent mothers.
“When we invest in girls, we create a more equal, just and hopeful world – for everyone.”
And Those Nerdy Girls is here to help lift their voices and acknowledge their accomplishments!
Here are some things you can do:
🎉 Share Those Nerdy Girls with the nerdy girls and non-binary lil’ ones in your life. You can find links to Instagram, X, Threads, Blue Sky, TikTok and LinkedIn here. (https://linktr.ee/thosenerdygirls)
🎉 Let them know about our question box.
🎉 Show them our bios so they can learn about the possibilities of joy, fulfilment, and their ability to make a difference in the world from the study of science!
🎉 Share these wonderful photos and stories from NPR’s Goats and Soda.
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