This Little Girl Is Me

Uncommon Courage

Proud to do this with three women who inspire me and who I’m proud to call my friends - Lavinia Thanapathy, Sally Foley-Lewis and the wonderful Kerrie Phipps.

If you missed the #Thislittlegirlisme campaign, I expect you’re not spending much time on social media lately 😊. An idea by Inspiring Girls International, I wanted to understand this campaign more, discuss why International Day of the Girl Child has never been more important, and I also wanted to bring inspiring ladies together, so we can speak to girls (and women) around the world, as well as the great men, because we’ve got some work to do to overcome divisions and build a better future for all living beings. However we’ve got to prioritize getting the girls bit right! It’s beyond time.

I asked Lavinia to join, because she’s been a real driver of the #Thislittlegirlisme campaign around the world, but especially in Asia, as well as Sally Foley-Lewis and Kerrie Phipps, because I loved both of their contributions to the campaign.

All four of us are so different in many ways, but often the experiences of being a girl, and how that impacts you as you grow into a woman, aren’t that different at all. We really hope you enjoy our conversation and take away a nugget that helps you build the life you want.

You can find more on all of us at our Websites

Lavinia Thanapathy https://laviniathanapathy.com/

Sally Foley-Lewis https://www.sallyfoleylewis.com/

Kerrie Phipps https://kerriephipps.com/

And me, Andrea Edwards https://uncommon-courage.com/ and https://andreatedwards.com/

Some references discussed

Lockdown brings alarming rise in modern slavery

Girls’ education and COVID-19: New factsheet shows increased inequalities for the education of adolescent girls

10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19

International Day of the Girl Child: There is a great risk that the progress of the last 20 years will be reduced to nothing

Gender-Based Violence In The Context Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Lockdown

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar