Today is the first International Day of the Girl, declared by the United Nations as a movement to speak out against gender bias and advocate for girls rights everywhere.
In our corner of the world, advocacy has gone a long way for us girls (in our house, we outnumber 3 to 1). Women are taking over, building a sparkling new matriarchy that spells The End Of Men. That's the title, and thesis, from author Hanna Rosin, whose bestseller is on my book club's reading list to digest later this year.
Her thesis is part myth, however fanciful the notion.
This morning, as I sat at an awards assembly at my kids all girls high school, I listened to the short address that saluted this new declaration and waited for the news blast that surely would have startled them awake from their morning slumps:
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This morning, as I sat at an awards assembly at my kids all girls high school, I listened to the short address that saluted this new declaration and waited for the news blast that surely would have startled them awake from their morning slumps:
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