Discussion Part M: Feminism

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Each of us chose a topic to present to our peers that had to do with what we have learned so far from Girltopia.  I presented feminism. Feminism, by definition, is the movements and ideas aimed at establishing equal political, social, educational, and economical rights for women throughout the world. Though it is frequently mistaken for "male-sexism," or the belief that females are superior to males, true feminism merely strives for equal opportunities and equal prospects for both women and men. Furthermore, feminism is not about trying to make females into males; rather, it is about females doing all that they can to make themselves the best they can be, while still maintaining their feminine attributes. Throughout history, the “leaders” of feminism have often been middle-class white women, simply because they have the influence and resources necessary to spread their message. The message of feminism is one of equality, which is an essential lesson to girls and boys today.  Feminism shows by example that it is okay to stick up for your rights, and to fight for equality for all people.

~Margaret

Discussion Part A: Confidence

Last week we assigned ourselves to guide a discussion on a GIRLtopia topic as a part of our Guide It! section. For more information on this portion of our project, see the Guide It! tab

My topic was confidence. Confidence is belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities, according to our GIRLtopia book. However, we think confidence is the full trust appearance one has when given a challenge with others. The last two words are the most important. We discussed others need to be present in order to have confidence. I think of this like you would a conflict in a book. You need a force and an opposing force to have a conflict, right? So, in order to have confidence someone or thing (I am thinking of your mind when I say 'thing') that needs convincing. We used the example of an island. If you are stranded on an island and you come across a problem, you don't have 'confidence', you know your abilities and you have motivation. But if you are missing one of these concepts, then you need to have confidence in yourself (this is where the mind plays in). We decided what gives us confidence, that even faking confidence is okay, because confidence is how you appear, not how you feel (disagree with anything we say? comment below!), that others can build confidence for you by giving you a motive, urging you on, or providing positive feedback, and that confidence is definitely a trait that leaders need to have. We also concluded that the word confidence and confide are related. Remember how I said you need someone to convince in order to have confidence? This could easily be replace with confide. Confidence is the appearance of full trust and to confide is to trust.

~Alison

Create It: Our Poster

Be sure to check out our Create It poster under the page button just under our title. It looks really cool, and there is a more detailed explanation under that page, so be sure to check it out.
The Create It portion of the visionary award is about creating an artistic vision of our GirlTopia. This is a world where all people are treated as equals of each other, and all the different people of the world come together to form one community with a common goal: equality and equal opportunities.
We had to have a big message and a meaning to our project, and all of that info is on the page.

~Troop 60435

Introduction

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Leaders!

We are troop 60435, and this blog is about our Senior Girl Scout Journey titled GirlTopia. GirlTopia is about learning to lead and women's rights and equality. This blog is for anyone, whether you are interested in developing your leadership and group working skills, or in learning about the feminist movement around the world. We have already done a blog as a part of our Silver Award called Just Kidding Just Hurts (click here). It was about promoting peace and kindness in younger children to prevent bullying later on in their lives. This blog is more about learning how to lead and treating everyone as equals.  Our final goal is to make our readers more aware about the struggles that women face day-to-day and help them accept everyone with equal opportunities for all.  By working together and including and accepting everyone, we can lead the world to equality.

~Troop 60435