Growing up with strict parents I never had a choice to make my own decisions. My mother would often make all my choices for me and she didn’t let me take risks. It was like she was scared for me to grow up. My older brother could do almost anything he desired, but my older sister and I had rules. Being a teenager almost in the adult world, I’d always wondered why I had to be raised this way. Watching the TED talk “Teach Girls Bravery Not Perfection” answered most of my questions about why girls are raised to be perfect. The TED talk was presented February 2016 by Reshma Saujani, an education activist, American lawyer, and politician. The purpose of her TED talk is to inform everyone that girls should be perfect instead of being brave.
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I wouldn’t use the word perfect. I would just encourage the young ladies to make them feel like they can do whatever they desire. It often depends on your background and how you’re being raised as well. The book, “Brave Girls: Raising Young Women with Passion and Purpose to Become Powerful Leaders, Stacey Radin says that they “Believe it’s not fair that most parents try to teach their daughters that they are perfect.” It’s understanding that girls should know they are important to their parents but what age should they understand that it’s time to make decisions on their own. What if girls’ parents are really strict and don’t allow them to make their own …show more content…
Saujani’s program, “Girls Who Code” is a good start and so many girls are involved all around the United States. It’s constantly growing and about 40,000 young ladies are in the program right now. Think about what if the program was not only in the United States but global. It could really make a difference in young ladies lives. A program called “Brave”, from the Girls Leadership Inc. based in West Hartford, Connecticut” Is trying to achieve self-empowerment among young people through mentoring, community service and education in order to develop leadership and life skills” (“Brave”). This program sends girls emails and advice to teach young ladies how to understand themselves
I wouldn’t use the word perfect. I would just encourage the young ladies to make them feel like they can do whatever they desire. It often depends on your background and how you’re being raised as well. The book, “Brave Girls: Raising Young Women with Passion and Purpose to Become Powerful Leaders, Stacey Radin says that they “Believe it’s not fair that most parents try to teach their daughters that they are perfect.” It’s understanding that girls should know they are important to their parents but what age should they understand that it’s time to make decisions on their own. What if girls’ parents are really strict and don’t allow them to make their own …show more content…
Saujani’s program, “Girls Who Code” is a good start and so many girls are involved all around the United States. It’s constantly growing and about 40,000 young ladies are in the program right now. Think about what if the program was not only in the United States but global. It could really make a difference in young ladies lives. A program called “Brave”, from the Girls Leadership Inc. based in West Hartford, Connecticut” Is trying to achieve self-empowerment among young people through mentoring, community service and education in order to develop leadership and life skills” (“Brave”). This program sends girls emails and advice to teach young ladies how to understand themselves