International Day of the Girl Child is seen and celebrated as International Girl Child Day annually on 11th October. It is a day dedicated to celebrating girls, amplify their voice and stand up for their rights. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls’ face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
History of International Day of the Girl Child:
In the year 1995, the 4th World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China. The conference determined to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights. It adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action which is the most comprehensive policy agenda for the empowerment of women.
On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. The resolution recognized girl’s rights and the challenges that girls face around the world. The first International Day of the Girl Child was observed on 11 October 2012 with the theme Ending Child Marriage.
Why is International Day of the Girl Child celebrated?
- To reflect the successful emergence of girls in different fields
- To raise voice against the girl child violence
- To promote education, nutrition, legal rights and medical care for girls
- To promote girls empowerment
- To raise voice against girl child marriage, discrimination, etc
International Day of the Girl Child previous themes
- 2012- Ending child marriage
- 2013- Innovating form girls
- 2014 – Empowering adolescent girls: Ending the cycle of violence
- 2015- The power of adolescent girl: Vision for 2030
- 2016- Girl Progress = Goals’ progress: What counts for girls
- 2017- Empower girls: Before, during and after crises
- 2018- With her: A skilled girl force
- 2019- Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable
International Day of the Girl Child Quotes
International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on October 11 to celebrating girls, amplify their voice and stand up for their rights.
Its main objective is to empower women and help them to get their rights so that they can face the challenges all over the world and meet their needs. At the same time, spreading awareness about eliminating gender abnormalities against girls around the world.
Feminist Quotes To Share On International Day Of The Girl
- “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” — Gloria Steinem
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” — Amelia Earhart
- “If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou
- “And though she be but little, she is fierce.” – William Shakespeare
- “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” — G.D. Anderson
- “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart
- “Girl power in my mind is to let girls be exactly what they are. Let them be angry. Let them be resentful. And rebellious. Let them be hard and soft and loving and sad and silly. Let them be wrong. Let them be right. Let them be everything, because they are everything.” – Amy Sherman Palladino
- “If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.” – Oprah.
- “Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” — Audre Lord
- “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright
- “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” — Malala Yousafzai
- “Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum, instead of two sets of opposing ideals.” — Emma Watson
- “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” — Peggy O’Mara
Nowadays, these movements have expanded. International Day Of The Girl is meant to promote the empowerment of young girls everywhere for adolescent girls, tackling issues like child marriage, gender-based violence, climate change, self-esteem, education inequality, and girls’ rights to enter places of worship or public spaces during menstruation.