Dear Gallant Girl: Some Empowering Book Ideas for Holiday Gifts
Dear Gallant Girl, This is not really an advice column email but I do need some advice! I am not a mother, but I am an aunt to 4 young girls. I am originally...
Posts Tagged ‘Anti-objectification’
We Shouldn’t Have to “Kill Our TVs” to Stop Buying Into Misogyny
Listen, Gallant Girls is about female (and male) empowerment, but this by no means translates to anything prudish, and it does not condemn sexuality. The bottom line is that a healthy sexuality is good for...
What IF We Lived in a World Where There WERE Liberating Toys That Dominated the Girls’ Toy Aisles?
Earlier this week, I posted a link to an article on The Daily Dot to the Gallant Girls Facebook page. That article was about the Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer book that has caused...
Just Calling Yourself a Male Feminist Does Not Make You One
This is the maddening and unnerving circle conversation that just keeps going when, AGAIN, there’s always a clear path from A to B. The reality is, we’re never going to live in a society or...
Why Meghan Trainor Did NOT Write an Empowering Anthem for Healthy Body Image…
I wrote something recently about this song on my personal page. I was making more of a joke, but the discussion got started about how I feel about the song “All About That Bass”. I...
Catcalling: This Does Not Affect Those Who Do Not Want to Change Their Behavior
I know this video has gone viral (see posted link below) and so many of you have probably already viewed it, but if you have not, it is a must. I think there are still...
Let them be children. Let them be young. Let them alone.
I have never even THOUGHT about dragooning my daughter into “fixing” her already-perfect self. Yes, my daughter has very (gorgeous) bushy eyebrows. She also doesn’t like to brush her hair thoroughly. She also doesn’t always...
Don’t Waste Words on People Who Deserve Your Silence (Mandy Hale)
Understandably so, this is not always the easiest thing to do, but very many times it is so very worth it in the end. 1) You don’t end up wasting your very valuable time on...
A Gallant Girl: The Early Days of Heather Angelika :)
I previously mentioned how I was the president of my 2nd grade class and how I hung a poster from my desk that said, “Girls can do anything!” Well, last week my mother sent me...
We have another contestant for the Official Gallant Girl Icon Contest! Gallant Girls & Guys, meet Kyleigh (age 10)!
We have another contestant for the Official Gallant Girl Icon Contest! Gallant Girls & Guys, meet Kyleigh (age 10)! I don’t know about you, but I love that her character stands up for what and...