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Frozen: The Highest Grossing Animated Film and Why it Matters

The news is in and Disney’s hugely popular animated feature, Frozen, has become the highest grossing animated film of all time. In case you’re unfamiliar, I’ll wait a moment while you ask any random school age child to bring you up to speed. Disney reached the milestone this weekend after Frozen opened in its final market, […]

Good News for Girls: Women Make Better Politicians

Of all the fields we'd like to see equal gender representation and that would have the biggest impact on girls and women in EVERY area, politics remains the one field we see the least amount female involvement. The most frustrating part of the fact that women (over 51% of the population) represent less than one-quarter […]

102 Years of Girl Scouts

It seems only fitting that we would celebrate the 102nd birthday of The Girls Scouts of America right in the middle of Women’s History Month. After all, few organizations have included such a large number of the most successful and famous women in history. Women who have taken the Girl Scout pledge include everyone from Lynda […]

Join Us This Saturday in Palo Alto

Come and watch Comedian Tina Kim as she makes us laugh about single life (you can learn about her here: http://www.tinakim.com/) Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, comedian/storyteller/TV host will be the opening act (learn more about her @ http://dhayacomedy.com/) Then meet the singles you want to meet. (For the NON-singles, we can do some networking or just hang […]

It’s Here: Day of the Girl 2013!

This is a cross-post from our friends at Adios Barbie By Allison Epstein and Erin McKelle Looking for a reason to celebrate October 11 other than it finally being Friday? How about the Second Annual International Day of the Girl? Created in 2011 by the United Nations to “recognize girls’ rightsand the unique challenges girls face around the […]

“Princess park rangers” and “Space princesses”: Because gender stereotypes are inescapable, even on vacation.

This is a cross post from Rebecca Hains. The school year is starting. Families are returning home from their vacation travels with souvenirs and many fond memories; children are eager to tell their classmates what they did on their summer vacations. But unfortunately, many families’ travels brought them face-to-face with the hyper-gendered marketing that now targets […]

Director of "Brave" Backs #Bravegirlswant (As Should You)

Editor's note: As members of the Brave Girls Want alliance, SheHeroes is proud to be a part of the solution to the sexualization and commodification of girl's and their childhood. Our staff has individually given to this cause because we are sure it will succeed once they meet their funding goal. Please join us and […]

The 26th Amendment

July 1st is the day we celebrate the passing of The 26th Amendment which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, allowing millions of young people to participate actively in the democratic process and to have a powerful voice in shaping the future of our country. The 26th Amendment was passed faster than any Constitutional […]

Six Important Habits for Empowering Your Daughter

“Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.” - Harriet Tubman Today we welcome guest poster Paula Grieco to the SheHeroes blog. Paula is a writer, entrepreneur, and mama to two (three if you count the dog.) She is co-author of […]

Childhood, Selfhood, and the American Girl

This is a cross post from Adios Barbie By Allison Epstein, Intern 2013 It’s amazing how much of an impact our favorite childhood toys can have on us years and decades later. If I asked you what toy you treasured back in the day, what would you say? Maybe we have some Lego people out there, […]

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