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6 Ways to Raise Confident Girls: Tips from Canadian Women’s Foundation Parents

6 Ways to Raise Confident Girls: Tips from Canadian Women’s Foundation Parents

Sarah Ruddle2017-12-19T16:37:23+00:00December 15, 2016|Empowering girls, How to|

This is the fourth post in our Confidence Stories series in partnership with Always®. Confidence Stories features stories, tips and ideas for supporting girls and building confidence.

At the Canadian Women’s Foundation, we want every girl to believe in herself and realize she matters. Every day we work to better understand the challenges that girls face and invest in the programs that help girls move into adolescence with confidence.

My work at the Canadian Women’s Foundation gives me a unique advantage as the parent of a 5-year-old girl: I have the ultimate guide to raising girls right at my fingertips! I know that the evidence-based approach to investing in girls’ programs WORKS. I’ve seen the impacts in the research, in the Foundation’s results, and in my daughter.

Confidence Doesn’t Always Come Naturally – Even When You’re an Olympic Athlete

Confidence Doesn’t Always Come Naturally – Even When You’re an Olympic Athlete

Stephanie Labbé2017-12-19T16:38:52+00:00November 16, 2016|Empowering girls, Guest bloggers|

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio as the goalkeeper for the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team. We played with determination, belief and so much heart and pride.

I am so proud to have won a Bronze medal for Canada after leaving everything I had on the field. Going into the Olympics, and throughout, I had so much confidence in myself and the team because I knew we had trained so hard and were prepared for any obstacle that would be thrown at us.

5 Ways to Lead for Change

5 Ways to Lead for Change

Jessica Howard2017-12-19T16:39:26+00:00November 9, 2016|Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, How to, Women’s poverty|

When you think of leaders you admire, what are their qualities? Perhaps they fearlessly speak their minds, or inspire others by setting a powerful example.

The good news is that you can develop these skills on your own. And there’s no need to wait for a promotion at work to get started. Getting involved social change is a fantastic way to practice leadership skills.

How? When it comes to gender equality, we have a few ideas for how you can lead for change:

Shaneen’s Story: Seeing a Path to Social Justice

Shaneen’s Story: Seeing a Path to Social Justice

Jessica Howard2017-12-19T16:39:45+00:00November 2, 2016|Empowering girls, Gender-based violence, Impact stories, SHE Magazine|

In high school, Shaneen Cotterell signed up for ReAct: Respect in Action, a violence prevention program that stoked her interest in social justice. As told to Jessica Howard.

In grade 11, my social science teacher suggested I try the ReAct after-school program, because she knew I was interested in the issues it covered. When I saw that the program talked about things like oppression, gender stereotypes, abuse, and healthy relationships, I signed up and stayed involved through Grades 11 and 12.

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