Plan International

• Ahead of International Day of the Girl, Plan International launches report on girl activists and gender equality.
• "It was an honor to partner with Plan International USA and learn from Leela during her Takeover of National Grid's New York operations for a day," Wynter said.
• Turning the World Around: Girl and young women activists leading the fight for equality is part of Plan International's State of the World's Girl's Report series.
• Since 2007, the State of the World's Girls Report has been produced annually by Plan International, with the aim of highlighting key issues affecting girls' lives through original research.

• Worldwide, over 2.3 million PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts have so far been sold, with shirts featuring designs donated by prominent figures including tennis legend Roger Federer, novelist Haruki Murakami, and artist KAWS.
• On International Day of Peace, I am overjoyed to announce that the project has so far donated over US$4.77 million towards peace-related activities.
• We look forward to continuing to grow the PEACE FOR ALL project, and to continue donating together with our customers."
• Previously released PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts can be purchased through the online store or the UNIQLO app (excluding some designs).

• While that increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse.
• It is important that meaningful supports are in place to protect young people from sexual harm.
• Fifty-eight per cent of participants reported having personally experienced some form of online harassment, including sexual harassment.

We need to use the right words

• Our research shows that terms like “cyberbullying” no longer capture the scope of harms young people experience in digital spaces.
• These digital harms can include receiving unsolicited explicit images, sexual harassment, exploitative sexual extortion and non-consensual distribution of intimate images.
• This is the first research project in Canada to specifically examine technology-facilitated sexual violence among young people aged 13-18 years old.

Lack of Canadian research

• Although there is a growing amount of Canadian research on technology-facilitated sexual violence, most research on this topic has been conducted in countries like the United States or Australia.
• Specifically, there is little research on what young people in Canada are experiencing online, what terminology we should use to identify these harms and what supports young people find effective.

Consistent and accessible support

• However, young people still receive confusing messages about how these laws apply to them and which sexual behaviours are harmful.
• In reality, many are looking for various forms of support from schools, friends, family, non-profit organizations and victim-service organizations.
• In some regions, there is minimal or even no language related specifically to technology-facilitated sexual violence in the curricula and policies.
• With technology being a consistent part of young people’s lives, it is key that school policies and curricula are updated to address the realities of young people’s increasingly digitized relationships.
• Kaitlynn Mendes receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program.

• DALLAS, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark today published its annual sustainability report , including an update on the company's progress toward its 2030 sustainability strategy and goals .
• "Our 2030 sustainability goals are critical to our purpose of Better Care for a Better World, and our sights are set on achieving them."
• Better Workplace: Leading with inclusion , Kimberly-Clark is building an organization that leverages its diversity as a competitive advantage.
• For more information on the topics in this report, please visit the sustainability page on Kimberly-Clark.com.