Two days Just after my birthday which was on the 06/March, the world celebrated International Women's Day on the 08/03/2018, which I took as part of my birthday celebrations, as I am still celebrating my birth month.
I came across this awesome initiative by Mrs. Michelle Obama, where for International Women's Day, Michelle Obama and the Obama Foundation teamed up with Refinery29 to shine a light on the importance and urgency of empowering girls around the world —
to ensure they can reach their full potential through education and,
in turn, support their families, communities, and countries.
Mean while according to Refinery29, harsher realities have been exposed that affect the #MeToo movement,
they have spent much of the past year fixing problems of prejudice and inequity.
The #MeToo movement, believes that, International Women's Day is also an opportunity for all to look outward affecting factors.
as often the education of girls worldwide is treated as " some far-flung impossible dream" —
" The power of young women should be a top priority for both the United States and the rest of the world" .
According to the United Nations,
" countries lose more than 1 billion dollars a year by failing to educate girls at the same level as boys.
And studies from the Brookings Institution report that just one extra year
of secondary school can increase a girl's future income by 10 to 20% " .
Below are conversation by Mrs. Michelle Obama and four young women from Nepal, Ghana, Guatemala, and Chicago,
a critical dialogue she hopes will remind us that this is our issue to face, as much as anyone else's.
"To celebrate International Women's Day, I wanted to reach out and connect with girls around the world
— including in Chicago —to hear their stories and to share some of mine," Mrs. Obama tells Refinery29.
"Working to empower girls across the globe is my passion, and through the Obama Foundation,
it will be something I work on for the rest of my life" .
" I hope readers everywhere will be inspired to join me in this effort."
Want to learn more about how you can help educate girls around the world? Visit
go.obama.org/iwd and follow @obamafoundation on Twitter, Facebook,
and Instagram to get updates on the work the Foundation will be doing in the weeks and months to come" .
Mrs Michelle Obama.
By: Penelope Tom
source: Refinery29.com
Pictures: Refinery29.com