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Healthy Media for Youth Act
We need your help to encourage your Members of Congress to sponsor H.R. 2513/S.1354 today!
Kids are surrounded by media. From television to movies to social media and new technologies, kids are consuming up to 10 hours of recreational media each day. Unfortunately, media doesn’t always promote healthy images of girls. Girl Scouts’ research tells us that girls are very influenced by what they see in the media, and that it can have a significant impact on their self-esteem, body image, and leadership aspirations.
To address this issue, Girl Scouts has worked with Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI) and Senator Kay Hagan (NC) on the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 2513/S 1354). This legislation would:
- Provide competitive grants for organizations like Girl Scouts, that provide media literacy programming and leadership development that helps empower girls.
- Support research to help us better understand the impact of media on youth development.
- Create a federal task force to develop voluntary recommendations that help the media industry put forward healthy images of women and girls.
Take action today and send a message to your U.S. Representative and Senator asking them to cosponsor this important bill that impacts all girls.
| Help Celebrate Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary And Their Leadership Role for All Girls |
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Encourage your Members of Congress to support Girl Scouts of the USA by cosponsoring the Girl Scouts Centennial Resolution today!
March 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA). In celebration, GSUSA has declared 2012 “The Year of the Girl.” Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, Girl Scouts has become the preeminent organization for girls in the world, with 2.3 million girl members, 880,000 adult members, and an alumnae base of more than 50 million American women. For nearly a century, Girl Scouts has provided a myriad of leadership experiences that build “girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place,” and remains one of the leading voices in research on girl issues through the Girl Scout Research Institute.
In celebration of 100 years of remarkable programming, research and advocacy, Girl Scouts has worked with Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Kay Granger (R-TX), and Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to introduce the Girl Scout Centennial Resolution in the House and Senate. The Resolution would:
- Commend the Girl Scouts for its remarkable national leadership development program that teaches girls to discover themselves and their values, connect with others, and take action to improve their world.
- Recognize the Girl Scouts as a driving force behind research on girl issues related to leadership, health, and STEM (science, engineering, technology and math).
- Celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouts’ leadership and expertise as the voice for and of girls.
Take Action today and send a message to your U.S. Representative and Senators asking them to cosponsor this important resolution in honor of Girl Scouts of the USA! Use the draft letter, or feel free to customize it to talk about your own Girl Scouts’ experience.
Thank you for being a voice for girls!
