What’s Your Method? is a blog series that offers a window into many of the contraceptive options for women and girls around the world. This blog was orignially published on Impatient Optimists. In July of 2012, a pledge was made to support the rights of women and girls to decide freely and for themselves whether, when and how many children they have.  Today more than 215 million women in the poorest countries in the world […]

Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S.47). This was not only a victory for women, but also girls around the world. The act included language requiring U.S. leaders to develop a strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries. “For years, I have been working to protect young girls, even pre-teen girls, in poor countries from being forced to marry, forced into sex, and forced into lives

This letter is directed to state legislators in Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Washington. Dear State Elected Official: I’m writing to express my great concern for a pending piece of legislation and my need for your help in defeating it. The state legislature may soon be wasting valuable time taking up a bill that takes on a nonexistent threat. Specifically, this bill concerns itself with Agenda 21, a two decade-old nonbinding

9 girls. 9 countries. 9 stories. 9 dreams. 10×10’s Girl Rising is a new feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of girls’ education. It spotlights the stories of extraordinary girls around the world, striving beyond circumstance and overcoming impossible odds to achieve their dreams. The message is simple: educate girls, change the world. From the awe-inspiring trailer starting with Malala’s story  to the vocal performances of renowned actresses like Meryl Streep and Salma

During International Women’s Day, the United Nations focuses on fulfilling promises regarding the maternal health, equality, empowerment, education, and safety of women worldwide. There is perhaps no one better suited to help the UN sharpen this focus than U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice. A Rhodes Scholar with a doctorate from Oxford University, Rice was a foreign policy wunderkind. Before age 30, she joined President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council in 1993, eventually serving