S.E. Hinton and The SheHeroes I Wish I’d Known
Recently while snuggled up with my kids looking for a movie to watch I came across the very beginning of the classic movie (and one of my personal favorites) The Outsiders. The Outsiders was of course...
View ArticleTake your Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Thursday April 26th we celebrate a very special day in the world of SheHeroes and Heroes, it’s Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day! Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on the Thursday...
View ArticleCaptain Marvel-The New Superhero
The comic book world has always been a boys club. Even when empowering female characters have been introduced over the years they are almost always dressed for the purpose of being eye candy for the...
View ArticleGood News for Gamer Girls
Is your SheHero a video game fan? Well if she is, now might be a good tome to encourage her to consider making that hobby her career. It probably sdeosn’t seem too surprising that according to the...
View ArticleThe Gender Divide is Getting Smaller in the Armed Forces
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is by far the most male dominated of all four branches of the U.S. military. There are 13,800 women making up about 7 percent of the USMC’s total force of 197,800....
View ArticleThe Avengers
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I am a bit of a comic book fan. Marvel Avengers specifically. So I was pretty excited to FINALLY take my kids to see the Avengers. This of course meant putting my...
View ArticlePixar Gets It Right With Brave
I get so caught up sometimes in reaching the need for more strong female role models for our girls in mainstream movies and TV shows, that I often times find myself being a little cynical. Though I...
View ArticleThe 2012 Olympics Teaching Girls to Dream Bigger
The Olympics this year have been nothing short of inspiring, especially for girls and women across the globe. Despite your feelings on the various events, or sports in general, this year an entire...
View ArticleSheHeroes in Politics: Good For SheHeroes Everywhere
One of the first real jobs I had when I branched into the world of social media, was for an organization the focused on supporting and encouraging women candidates running for office at all levels of...
View ArticleHair
We posted the following quote from actress Jada Pinkett Smith on Facebook recently. This was her answer when asked why she had let her daughter shave her head. When Jada Pinkett-Smith was asked why she...
View Article8 Ways You Can Be a SheHero
There are many ways one can be a SheHero in the world. But the biggest impact we can have as individuals is on the younger SheHeroes around us every day. Our daughters, nieces, goddaughters, students,...
View ArticleMeasuring Your Self Worth
This week we welcome to the blog a author of the new book, The Body Image Survival Guide for Parents, Marci Warhaft-Nadler. We are also happy to be giving away a copy of The Body Image Survival Guide...
View ArticleBravery
There are certain things we can’t teach our SheHeroes. Many things we can only hope she figures out once she is placed in the right set of circumstances. Bravery is one of those things. My 8 year old...
View ArticleTake Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Thursday April 25th we celebrate a very special day in the world of SheHeroes and Heroes, it’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day! Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on the Thursday of...
View ArticleSix Important Habits for Empowering Your Daughter
“Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.” – Harriet Tubman Today we welcome guest poster Paula Grieco to the...
View Article“Princess park rangers” and “Space princesses”: Because gender stereotypes...
This is a cross post from Rebecca Hains. The school year is starting. Families are returning home from their vacation travels with souvenirs and many fond memories; children are eager to tell their...
View ArticleMermaids, Dolphin Trainers and Kindergarten Girls
Disney’s Little Mermaid What Kindergarten Girls in Silicon Valley Aspire to Be (circa 2014) By Steve Ko; cross-posted with permission from Medium.com A few weekends ago, I brought my daughters (ages 4...
View ArticleHair
We posted the following quote from actress Jada Pinkett Smith on Facebook recently. This was her answer when asked why... The post Hair appeared first on SheHeroes.
View Article8 Ways You Can Be a SheHero
There are many ways one can be a SheHero in the world. But the biggest impact we can have as... The post 8 Ways You Can Be a SheHero appeared first on SheHeroes.
View ArticleMeasuring Your Self Worth
This week we welcome to the blog a author of the new book, The Body Image Survival Guide for Parents, Marci... The post Measuring Your Self Worth appeared first on SheHeroes.
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