Comox Valley Girls Group - Sponsored by Comox Valley Transition Society

12/13/2024

Maybe not president.... :(

If you loved Segi in "I Love My Hair," then you're going to love watching her sing "Change the World," an inspirational song empowering girls with to be anyt...

05/02/2024

Thank you so so much to 100+ Women Who Care Comox Valley for your generous donation, that will contribute to improving the lives of girls, young women, and non binary youth, and helping them develop leadership skills!

Comox Valley Transition Society cheque presentation $13,700. Congratulations!
Left to Right Diane Kenny, 100+ Women Committee, Heather Ney, Executive Director, Anne Davis, Volunteer Coordinator and Grant Writer, Carol Daize, 100+ Women Committee, Mandy Baker, 100+ Women Committee, Shelby Berkenstok, Girls Group Coordinator
Platinum Sponsors:
Baker & Associates Private Wealth Management
Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community
Carla Arnold
Andrena Koch-Schulte
Royal LePage In the Comox Valley

05/01/2024

Tomorrow evening!

SD 71 DPAC is offering an online session called Period Piece: a Brief History of Periods. What's changed, what's new and what's normal.

Date: Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm.

Through workshops, professional development trainings, and resources, Shift Education forges the way for teachers, caretakers, parents, and grandparents who want to learn how to talk to young people.

No registration is required. Scan the QR code in the picture to access the zoom meeting link for the event.

SD 71 DPAC is offering an online session called Period Piece: a Brief History of Periods. What's changed, what's new and what's normal.

Date: Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm.

Through workshops, professional development trainings, and resources, Shift Education forges the way for teachers, caretakers, parents, and grandparents who want to learn how to talk to young people.

No registration is required. Scan the QR code in the picture to access the zoom meeting link for the event.

04/19/2024

We owe it to our young people to call out this kind of bad behaviour.

Maya Angelou once said that, ‘Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women’.

Hannah Waddingham just did that. When asked to ‘show me some leg’ whilst being photographed, she, quite rightly, called out the photographer with ‘you’d never say that to a man…don’t be a d***…no.’ And she’s right. She’s so right. Because it’s utterly outrageous that in this day and age, women are still subjected to and expected to reveal themselves for the male gaze. That we are scrutinised and judged on our appearance and expected to accept it. That the photographer felt that this was an acceptable request in the first place shows just how far we as a society still have to go.

When I was growing up, from my very early teens in fact, I remember cars slowing down whilst I was walking home. Leering out of the window. Wolf whistles. ‘Get your t@* # out for the lads’. Being groped on a night out. Being told, ‘Just stand there and look pretty’ whilst at work. The conversations, professionally and socially, that have been had whilst someone stared at my breasts whilst I wanted to scream, ‘I’m up here actually’.

It’s not ok. None of it. It wasn’t ok then. I just didn’t have the confidence to speak out. To say no. It seemed that was just the way it was back then. Accepted. That I should in some way be grateful for the attention. That I should be pleased that someone should find me attractive. Except that I wasn’t actually. I found it all a bit intimidating, predatory in fact.

At 45, I’d now have a great deal to say in reply and it would be most likely very colourfully put.

When you have a daughter, it hits deeper. Because I don’t want that for her. I don’t want her to believe, as I did, that her worth is based on her appearance. I don’t want her to feel that validation comes from the approval of others full stop. I want her to know that she has to right to be glamorous, if she wishes, without that meaning anyone has the right to expect something in return, whether that be a flash of her legs or anything else. That they are her legs. And if she wants to wear a skirt or shorts that doesn’t mean she’s asking for attention or inviting advances.

Asking a woman to show leg may seem trivial to some but actually it represents something far more worrying about how women are still viewed in our society. Imagine if a photographer asked a male celebrity to ‘show me some abs, that’s it show me calf.’ It wouldn’t happen. It shouldn’t have been asked of Hannah Waddingham either.

Thank you Hannah, for in standing up for yourself, you stood up for me and for my daughter. For all of us. Little girls are watching. What an example you have just set them ❤️

04/18/2024

Media representation is so important to shattering stereotypes, and helping young people develop confidence in pursuing their dreams. When you see diversity being represented give a shout out with

03/18/2024

03/09/2024

Representation matters! Even in so-called entertainment - maybe even more so, due to the saturation of media in our lives. It matters whose voices we hear and whom we see in film, on TV, and in print media. Support the work of diverse voices, especially films produced and directed by women, LGBTQ folks, and people of colour. Take note of what actors get recognized for their work. Have an Oscars party and talk about it! Media literacy is so important.

Our 2024 Report contextualizes the recent progress in the Best Picture category against a long history of the centering stories crafted by and about white men.

Check out the full report: https://buff.ly/3uWTUsR

03/09/2024

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we're celebrating remarkable girls and women of the past and present from around the world -- and we want to start off by hearing who inspires you!

From our mothers and teachers to famous women from history, there is no shortage of inspirational female role models! Please tell us which girls or women have most inspired you in the comments below.

To discover new children's books for Women's History Month, we've collected the best books on trailblazing women that have been published in the past 12 months in a new blog post, "New Mighty Girl Books for Women's History Month 2024" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=37219

You can also find 50 children's books about global girls and women in our blog post "Mighty Girls & Women Around the World" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=33102

If you'd like to introduce the children and teens in your life to the true stories of trailblazing women during Women's History Month and throughout the year, we feature hundreds of youth-oriented biographies about girls and women - sortable by reader age – at https://www.amightygirl.com/books/history-biography/biography

For adults seeking inspiration in the stories of Mighty Women from around the world, you can find many reading recommendations in our blog post, "The Mighty Women Reading List for Adults," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=37136

03/09/2024

Four downloadable posters celebrating trailblazing women perfect for displaying in classrooms and kids' rooms!

03/09/2024

03/05/2024

To discover new children's books for Women's History Month, we've collected the best books on trailblazing women that have been published in the past 12 months in a new blog post, "New Mighty Girl Books for Women's History Month 2024" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=37219

For adults seeking inspiration in the stories of Mighty Women from around the world, you can find many reading recommendations in our blog post, "The Mighty Women Reading List for Adults," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=37136

And for many more books about Mighty Women to share with kids during Women's History Month and throughout the year, we feature hundreds of youth-oriented biographies - sortable by reader age – at https://www.amightygirl.com/books/history-biography/biography

Thanks to Grrrl for sharing this great image!

02/13/2024

If you'd like to celebrate 25 years of Girls Group, be sure to reserve your FREE ticket! Only 6 days to go!

Join us to celebrate 25 years, where participants have developed leadership skills and formed positive connections!