Why we still need an International Day of the Girl 10 years later
But girls are not easily silenced and, a decade ago, they believed that they needed a day devoted to just them.
- But girls are not easily silenced and, a decade ago, they believed that they needed a day devoted to just them.
- On October 11, 2012, the world marked the first ever International Day of the Girl .
- Ten years later, we are encouraged by the tangible positive change to girls' lives since the first International Day of the Girl in 2012.
- Photo description: Ten years after the inaugural International Day of the Girl, the advances girls have made are being eroded in many aspects of their lives.