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Two Minutes with Girls in Liberia

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In March 2011, Girl Up went to Liberia. During our trip we brought letters from girls like you in the United States to girls in Liberia. The girls loved the letters so much that they wrote their own back. This clip gives you the chance to meet some of the girls in Liberia and hear about their hopes and dreams.

May 13, 2011 - 8:24am

In March 2011, Girl Up went to Liberia. During our trip we brought letters from girls like you in the United States to girls in Liberia. The girls loved the letters so much that they wrote their own back. This clip gives you the chance to meet some of the girls in Liberia and hear about their hopes and dreams.

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American Girls with American Political Dreams: Are There Any Out There Today?

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by Rebecca Sive, The Sive Group, Inc./www.rebeccasive.com

January 31, 2011 - 7:53pm (Print)

How many will give serious second thought to whether life in the public domain is worth it; to whether a life in the very bull’s-eye is worth the price Gabby Giffords is now paying and Christina Green has already paid?

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Combating The Sexualization of Girls...The Right Way

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

December 29, 2010 - 4:24pm (Print)

Two movements this year have sought to combat the "sexualization of young girls."  But one of them is not like the other.

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Why Girls? Because They're Ready to Change the World

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by Ariana Child Graham, Coalition for Adolescent Girls

July 15, 2010 - 3:45pm (Print)

Less than a half a cent of every international development dollar is directed towards girls. But we can change that - with skills, knowledge, self-esteem and personal security, a girl can be a change-agent for herself and her community.
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When Opportunity Knocks, Where Are Our Girls?

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by Anju Malhotra

July 15, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

The high opportunity costs of child marriage undermine social and economic development and the health and well-being of families.
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Girl Up: Girls Lifting Up Girls

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by Amie Newman

June 10, 2010 - 1:10pm (Print)

Adolescent girls around the world have some things in common especially in regard to their physical development. But for too many girls living in poverty physical changes are where the simliarities to their wealthier counterparts stop. Girl Up aims to change all of that.

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Adolescent Girls Bear Highest Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, According to CDC

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 24, 2009 - 9:14am (Print)

An annual report on sexually transmitted diseases released today by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that in 2008 adolescent girls 15–19 years of age had the largest reported number of chlamydia and gonorrhea cases when compared to any other age group.

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Post-Abortion Syndrome: Anti-Choice "Researchers" Seek to Mislead and Intimidate Women

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

July 7, 2009 - 10:41am (Print)

The “scientists” who pursue the myth of post-abortion syndrome are scientists of the most dangerous kind: those who use faulty, manipulated research as a means to a political end.

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Giving Girls a Choice and a Chance

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by Beth Fredrick, International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)

May 20, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Legislation to prevent child marriage around the globe was just introduced in both the House and Senate that will give girls who are married too young a choice and a chance.
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The Never-Ending Juggling Act

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by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

April 7, 2008 - 8:44am (Print)

Young mothers who struggle to stay in school need more support and resources to continue their education.

Follow Pamela Merritt on Twitter, @SharkFu

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