International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, YWM partnered with Status of Women Canada and Because I am a Girl on an event to help spread the word about The International Day of the Girl.
The Young Women on the Move event saw 500  girls in Grades 3 to 6 talking about girls’ rights, and the adult women who inspire them.

We know that if we invest in girls, especially in their education, we can literally transform lives and end global poverty:

• An educated girl will be more likely to marry later and have fewer, healthier children.
• Each year that a girl stays in school, her income will rise by 15%.
• An educated girl will grow up to gain her rightful place in society and be a force for change.

The International Day of the Girl is a time to celebrate that power, and also to do a check in: how is the world doing when it comes to the world’s girls?
Thank you to the Honourable Rona Ambrose for her ongoing support!

For more info check out Because I am a Girl