October 11, 2012 - Day of the Girl: 10 – 11

Todaynis my birthday, and for several years now I realized that it wasngoing to be a fun date to say. That’s because (in the U.S.) we saynthe month number, then the day number, then the shortened yearnnumber, and today is 10/11/12!
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n(Innmany places, such as the U.K., it’s 11/10/12. People in these placesnhave to wait until November 10 for this most-cool of dates!)

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Atnany rate, I am pleased to announce that the United Nations has madenthis day the International Day of the Girl. I can humbly deny thatntoday was chosen in order to honor my birthday (although I must pointnout that I AM a girl, so maybe?). n

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ThenDay of the Girl website states 12 reasons for the day. Basically, the point is that femalesnmake a large (and increasing) part of the world, but they experienceninequality every day. Making a difference in girls’ lives can make anhuge difference in the world.

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nThenwebsite claims that “girls can save the world.”

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nGirlsnface different problems in different parts of the world. For example,nchild marriage and female “circumcision” (mutilation) are tragicntraditions in some nations, but where I live, in the U.S., thesenproblems are thankfully almost entirely absent. However, girls herenface body image problems and pressure to be “sexy” atnincreasingly early ages.