girls

Today is International Day of the Girl Child, a day marked by the UN to celebrate girls all around the world.

Australian actor Phoebe Tonkin has been appointed as an ambassador for leading girls’ rights organisation, Plan International Australia.

Chloe Covell and Arisa Trew, 13-year-old athletes from the Gold Coast, have made history at this year’s X Games, both winning gold medals.

Schoolgirls in Iran have taken to the streets, removing their headscarves and chanting “death to the dictator”

Hawaii’s Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) have reported this week that it no longer holds any incarcerated girls at its centre. 

Many of the young girls surveyed said that false information online makes them depressed, sad, and anxious, writes Susanne Legena.

Pixii is a service that provides eco-friendly, plastic-free tampons and pads to workplaces and schools, in a bid to end period stigma.

If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it is that no person, no country or global economy is immune to its devastating impacts.

African-Australian entrepreneur Khadija Gbla sees a future where every little girl is free from the threat of sexual violence and female genital mutilation.

A new survey has revealed more than a quarter of teenage girls are at risk of not returning to team sport as restrictions lift in some parts of the country.

“Period poverty is a real issue that is under-researched,” Dr Ruth Knight from QUT Business says of a new study of the issue in schools.

The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be the biggest football event ever held in Australia, and the impact of this cannot be underestimated.