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The Brave Girls Alliance is a group
of people who dedicate their lives to the empowerment and well being of
girls. We are girls, businesses, experts, not-for-profit organizations,
activists, parents and educators.
We have come
together to ask media content creators, retailers, and every large corporation
to make a commitment to support girls' empowerment.
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We ask media creators to expand their vision of what it means to be a
girl, and recognize our girls as whole, complex people and not as gender
stereotypes. Stop profiting from selling girls short.
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We believe girls deserve better, because we know the consequences
to girls' well-being are serious.
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We ask media creators to rethink products in development and ensure they
teach girls to be strong, intelligent, and adventurous.
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We ask media creators to rethink branding that pigeon-holes girls into
the lowest common denominator (glitter, sexuality, hetero-normative
femininity).
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We ask media creators to elevate the elements that make the characters
and narratives unique, instead of homogenizing the images and the merchandise.
Our communities and all our allies have been using the hashtag #BraveGirlsWant
to express their wishes and aspirations. We want to magnify their voices by
showcasing them in digital billboards and special venues all over the world. We
will will invade the most important locations in the world and we will start
with
Why Times Square:
Over
the course of 7 days, curated tweets and messages from our communities will be
displayed on a billboard on
Just imagine... constructive, proactive and very inspiring messages
being displayed in one of the centers of the world to millions and millions of
people. Messages with suggestions for media and toys creators, retailers and
big corporations.