Thursday, January 23, 2014

It's a Girl

I watched a very moving documentary titled "It's a Girl"  http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/ . 


I highly recommend watching this movie.  I am appalled, bewildered, and angered.  As a woman with two daughters living in the United States I am so grateful for the opportunities afforded to us simply by living where we live.  We take so much for granted.  I am proud to be a woman. I am proud of the woman my daughters are growing into.  They are talented, beautiful, and full of promise.  I see them as full of value.  Bread winners, future mothers who care for their children, children who care for their siblings, parents, neighbors, friends and family.  They are smart, and can contribute to society in ways I can not even begin to fathom.  They will be whomever they choose to be.  We are able to carve our own future and we don't let society determine our worth, and better yet, we don't let men determine our worth.  We as women, are loved equally, and viewed equally in our country.  I am grateful to those who paved the way for womens liberties.  There is no better way to express that thanks than to raise my daughters to believe in themselves, and raise my son to appreciate women with the same qualities. 
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.
- See more at: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:its-a-girl-documentary-film&catid=77:information&Itemid=467#sthash.J7WrtTUd.dpuf
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths t
- See more at: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:its-a-girl-documentary-film&catid=77:information&Itemid=467#sthash.J7WrtTUd.dpuf
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths t
- See more at: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:its-a-girl-documentary-film&catid=77:information&Itemid=467#sthash.J7WrtTUd.dpuf
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths t
- See more at: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:its-a-girl-documentary-film&catid=77:information&Itemid=467#sthash.J7WrtTUd.dpuf
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths t
- See more at: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:its-a-girl-documentary-film&catid=77:information&Itemid=467#sthash.J7WrtTUd.dpuf

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