Girls Know What Girls Need
Adolescent girls are absolutely vital to conversations about gender equality. Through Global G.L.O.W. programming, girls practice advocating for themselves and their rights both in their communities and globally. We amplify girls’ voices and sponsor their participation in international forums so their calls to action can inform global policymaking. Because decisions about girls should be made by girls.
The Global G.L.O.W. Girl Advocacy Committee
Each year, Global G.L.O.W. welcomes girl advocates from around the world to join our Girl Advocacy Committee. These Representatives, who have developed a foundation for their advocacy skills in GLOW Club, join monthly virtual meetings to discuss challenges girls are facing worldwide while learning with fellow youth advocates and advancing their plans to positively impact their communities.
Girl Advocacy Committee Representatives annually make girls’ recommendations heard at United Nations forums such as International Day of the Girl and the Commission on the Status of Women.
In 2023, we’re thrilled to introduce you to 33 new Girl Advocacy Committee members representing 15 countries and a variety of lived experiences. Together, they’re discussing some of the most critical barriers to gender equality while building lasting relationships that strengthen their commitment to advocacy work.
In the fall of 2021, Representatives of the Girls Advocacy Committee led local summits and roundtable discussions with Global G.L.O.W. club members to identify solutions and calls to action that will allow all girls to live more educated, healthier lives.
Nobody can succeed as an island, so when girls join their voices as one, education of the girl will be taken to higher heights.
CLUB MEMBER, WORLD ECONOMY SKILLS AND AGRO DEVELOPMENT, CAMEROON
Our work with the UN
Global G.L.O.W. holds special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). Executed by the UN ECOSOC and outlined in Article 71 of the UN Charter, non-governmental organizations holding a consultative role can meaningfully engage in and address UN deliberations. This status enables Global G.L.O.W. to formally consult international policymakers by expanding the organization’s access and influence to international conferences to ensure that girls’ voices are reflected in international policy decisions.
As proud members of the Working Group on Girls and the Coalition for Adolescent Girls, Global G.L.O.W. is actively engaged and committed to girls advocacy and inclusion at the UN. Each year, we bring girls together to participate in the Commission on the Status of Women and the annual International Day of the Girl Girls’ Speak Out at the UN.
Policy endorsements
As part of our commitment to girls advocacy, Global G.L.O.W. works to further girls’ calls to action through the endorsement of girl-led and girl-informed policy and statements directed towards United Nations Member States and UN agency Representatives. These statements petition everyone with decision-making power to take action towards a just world for girls. We invite you to review some of the past statements and policies we have signed on to as an organization below:
67th Commission on the Status of Women: Girls’ Statement
67th Commission on the Status of Women: Working Group on Girls Statement
67th Commission on the Status of Women: Joint Statement
66th Commission on the Status of Women: Girls’ Statement
65th Commission on the Status of Women: Girls’ Statement
65th Commission on the Status of Women: Working Group on Girls Statement
66th Commission on the Status of Women: Working Group on Girls Statement
