I’m the middle child and only daughter. I was confused throughout most my childhood about what it meant to be the only girl in my family, alongside my three brothers....

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I do all of the things other young people my age do, like hang out with my friends, watch Youtube and Netflix, and listen to music. There are days when...

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. An unexpected journey happened one year ago. I’m in my late 30’s. My doctor felt a lump when I went for my annual checkup....

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VIDEO: Eleanor Gall from Scotland shares her thoughts about her work with Girls’ Globe and why women’s and girls’ stories deserve to be told.

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Being dyslexic was a struggle for me growing up as a kid but I got through it by going to a school for kids with special needs, taking speech therapy...

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You see the girl in the wheelchair, and you think, “Oh, poor thing. She’s disabled. Life must be so hard for her.” You walk right up to her, and then...

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Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes descriptions of sexual assault and rape. I was 17, had a couple of close friends, was shy, and...

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So much has been said and written about sexual harassment of late. Much of it attributed to sexual harassment on campuses of colleges and universities, particularly in North America, and...

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Having had abort my child was the lowest point I’d have ever gotten. Many years later, I look back and I still shed tears sometimes of joy sometimes of sorrows....

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My mother was an incredible influence in my young life. She was my best friend and confidant. I lost her to cancer when my own two girls were very, very...

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Star Power Being a Girl on the Run is so much fun Because we learn and dream and live and run When I am having a bad day, I look...

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In my third season as a coach with Girls on the Run (GOTR), I met McKenna. She marched to the beat of her own drum, unleashing her unique, creative and...

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