Contributions from the Council of Girls, a project designed to empower young women through their school communities.

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Tuesday Jun 30, 2009

Exam time

Hi everyone!

I’m Grace the deputy spoke for Sydenham Girls. Over the past few weeks it’s been so hectic with exams and revision that the council of girls has taken a back seat. It’s been very tricky to find a time when everyone is free so we can get together and have a meeting, so unfortunately it has been quite a while since we have had a meeting.

Thankfully exams are over now and schoolwork will be less time consuming so focus is back on the council. In the next few weeks at Sydenham we hope to have the meetings back up and running and hopefully progress with the magazine will take place.

I hope everyone’s exams went well, and good luck for those who haven’t finished xoxo

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Tuesday Apr 28, 2009

The challenges

Helloooo all!!

well I am Biz, the spoke for Wellington College council of girls and in all honesty we have been struggling a bit with really getting CoG set up and on its feet at Wellington. As the school only took girls in a few years ago it is still a bit of a touchy subject with the boys, so trying to explain to them exactly what the CoG actually is has been really difficult and they just seem to think it is some young feminist movement! WHICH IT ISN'T!

I think that as it developes and grows it will have more support and I think we will be able to have a much more positive influence on other girls and just to project a much better image for all kinds of girls our age. I know there are so many of us out there who really do want to make a difference and I think when CoG is more established that will be a goal that we will be able to achieve and there will be so many more possibilities and openings for us to get involved in.

So just keep smiling and doing all that you can to achieve what you want to and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!x-x-x-x

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Tuesday Jan 06, 2009

Getting started

Motivated, resilient, inspired. Eight girls from three schools have undergone a rigorous selection process to become founding members of the Council of Girls. The eight girls (known as Spokes) will lead discussion groups in their schools, working together to come up with real, practical solutions to some of the major issues they and the girls around them are facing. No subjects are off-limits. The aim? To unite girls from every background who want to combat the negative image of teenagers today. The challenge? This is a pilot year, so the success or failure of the Council of Girls is in their hands and yours! This blog will trace the journey.

To find out more about the girls here's an audio introduction Council of Girls first meeting mp3

(Right click and save the file or just click it to listen to the interviews through your browser. The file is 4 MB and lasts for 4.44)

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