When the information about the #LikeAGirl Campaign landed in my inbox, I knew that it was one that would strongly resonate with my daughter.
She left her primary school and went to a school where she knew no one save for one of her friends. She was also leaving the area she was familiar with and travelling alone on public transport to a school about 6 miles away. I was not afraid of her failing as I know her well – better than she knows herself but she was. She was afraid of failing to make friends, being judged, not coping with the huge amount of homework and assignments and loads of other things.
So, I for one and really glad that the #LikeAGirl Squad – Alesha Dixon, of Britain’s Got Talent and Mis-teeq fame, accompanied by YouTube star, Hannah Witton and not-for-profit partner founder, Jane Kenyon from Girls Out Loud will share their own perseverance through failure stories via a series of podcasts and events, designed to mentor young women and inspire them to keep going.
Always #LikeAGirl Podcasts
Available from 6th September 2017 on itunes
Alesha Dixon, Hannah Witton and Jane Kenyon from Girls Out Loud host four weekly episodes tackling confidence issues and the dreaded, fear of failure. This Always #LikeAGirl Squad of inspirational women will share personal stories and nuggets of advice for young women, including;
- Perseverance through failure
- Inspirational role models
- Overcoming a fear of failure
- Confidence building techniques and career advice
Always #LikeAGirl film
To help shed light on the issue, and to inspire girls to keep going, Always has partnered with acclaimed director Lucy Luscombe to show how girls feel about failure, especially during puberty. The new Always #LikeAGirl video follows a group of girls through a normal school day. From school projects, to drama rehearsals, chess matches and more, the girls are seen in real-life situations that capture how daunting the fear of failure can be. As the girls face their fears, we watch them grow and build confidence. See the video and hear the rallying call for all girls to embrace failure as fuel by watching and sharing. The Always #LikeAGirl – Keep Going video can be found here
As part of the campaign, Always and the Always #LikeAGirl Squad are urging people to join the conversation on social media. Share a post, image or video to show how you try, fail, learn and KEEP GOING #LikeAGirl.
Jadyn has created her own video sharing why she feels so strongly about this campaign –
I just wanted to mention that we have not received any compensation for this post. It is a campaign that we feel strongly about and support wholeheartedly.
its such a great campaign. Wow what a really positive message for young women to take on board from that wonderful video
This looks like a fantastic campaign, I think my daughter would really enjoy it too. Will look into going to see the film.
What a wonderful campaign. It’s great that Alesha and the others are working to empower our young girls.
That’s a great campaign, my daughter is still a bit young probably at age 3, but good to see that big names are getting behind it.
What a really lovely sounding campaign this is and one with such an empowering message!
I love the sound of this campaign, can’t wait to listen to the podcasts.
What a fantastic campaign. Essential for my two girls. Girl power!!
It is a fantastic campaign especially with young girls having to face so much pressure.
I love this campaign – I have two daughters who are 21 and 17 and i too feel passionately about this. Also for my two sons to be aware too. Kaz x
Yes, I think it’s great for boys to be aware too.
I think this is a great campaign, which can shine a light on the difficulties that girls face growing up. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by – it’s a great campaign and I’m so glad that the #LikeAGirl Squad are supporting it.
What a fantastic campaign, and such a positive message for young women. xx
We loved being able to support a campaign like this. Thanks for stopping by.
Such a brilliant camapign and as the mother of a young daughter, so, so important. Thank you so much for sharing.
It is a brilliant campaign and I was thrilled that my daughter decided to support this.
This is an excellent campaign and so good that its supported by Alesha, Hannah and Jane. Your daughter is anatural in front of the camera and I am sure it will inspire many people to share this campaign.
Thanks for stopping by. Glad you like the campaign – it is a great one. And thanks – my daughter enjoyed making this video.