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Did You Know? * Between the ages of birth and 5 Girls are more likely to do well in school Are better than boys in both reading and writing And are better at forming relationships By the age of 11 Girls will have been heavily exposed to negative and harmful stereotypes… Did You Know? leading to a preoccupation to body image, sexual identity and peer pressure Between the ages of 12 and 18 Girls are more likely than boys to: Be unhappy and less confident Be dissatisfied with their body Report loneliness Be hospitalized because of suicide attempts Did You Know? Canadian women Make up only 20.7% of Canada’s MPs which is fewer women in parliament than less developed countries such as Rwanda, Afghanistan and Iraq. Did You Know? Are in the lowest income group 67% more than men. It’s starts with the girl. What can be done to improve the lives of Canadian girls and women? Girls’ lives are complex and diverse. A “one-size-fits-all” approach to programming for girls will not be effective. Best practices for girl programming: Above all, it should be girl-directed and girl-led Pay explicit attention to gender equity Be asset-based and positive Be interactive Respect and celebrate the diversity of girls. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) The World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond (WPAY) The World Fit for Children (WFFC) The United Nations and WAGGGS All these organizations clearly state that children and young people have the right to participate in public life As one of the leading Canadian Female Organizations Today we are going to talk about Girl Engagement and how we can incorporate it into our work it is our responsibility to support this participation and to take children and youth views into account when discussing issues that affect their lives. Font bigger for all Replace picture with adult. This picture Put girls picture here add logo of companies *