Research Shows That Girls Look At Leadership

Girl Scouts Is Such An Iconic Organization That It's Easy To Overlook How Daring An Idea It Was For Founder Juliette Gordon Low To Gather Those First 18 Girls In That Troop In Savannah, Georgia. It Was 1912, After All, And Women Wouldn't Earn The Right To Vote For Another Eight Years.

Simply Stated, Girls Want Role Models And Mentors.

What Gets Posted Online Is Not Short Term, And Is Open For Easy Misinterpretation. Messages And Pictures Spread Faster Through The Internet Than They Ever Could By Word Of Mouth.

Sometimes When I Speak To Groups Or I'm Interviewed By A Journalist, I Ask Them To Imagine Their Communities Without Girl Scouts - To Imagine The Thousands Of Food Drives And Clothing And Toy Collections That Would Never Take Place If Not For Girl Scouts.

Unless And Until Our Society Recognizes Cyber Bullying For What It Is, The Suffering Of Thousands Of Silent Victims Will Continue.