Raising girls can be a torment. They face pressures from all directions: sexism, pornography, the diet industry and on and on. We brought together some great posts on how parents – male and female – can help raise their daughters to be comfortable in their own skin. A pleasant side effect – by emulating the…
7 Reasons I F***ing Love the ‘This Girl Can’ Campaign
I love the #ThisGirlCan campaign, and I’m not afraid to say it. I know I’d get more clicks by posting a scathing critique. After all, it’s more click-baity to see people tear each other down than to support and nourish each other. But I wouldn’t really know where to start. I love that it’s body positive. I love that…
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy mother’s day to the coolest lady I know. Thank you for: Bolstering me against the millions of conflicting images of how a young woman is ‘supposed to be’. Helping me realise that self-confidence is not a vice. Pointing me in the direction of exercise but letting me find my own way there. A fantastic relationship…