International Day of the Girl
In October 2014, MsUnderstood hosted "Our Version of Events", our first conference by and for young women, celebrating International Day of the Girl. The day was dedicated to amplifying young women’s voices and engaging them in shaping policy through involvement in presentations and workshops. Check out the videos on the left, produced by Alexis L Wood and Dimitris Mastroyiannis, and written pieces below.
- Our Version of Events day to give a voice to marginalised young women, Rosamund Urwin, London Evening Standard (10 October 2014)
- Our Version of Events: Engagement, empowerment, feminism and hula hooping!, Liz Ackerley, MsUnderstood Blog (18 December 2014)
- Where are they now?: Hear what former MsUnderstood interns are up to..., MsUnderstood Blog (11 October 2015)
Young women face a unique set of challenges. We're raised in a world in which we're routinely taught to be insecure, to feel worthless, to abide by our rigid gender stereotypes. Young women are powerful, but so many of them don't yet recognise their own ability to make a change. That's why I have chosen to be part of the MsUnderstood event, to help in encouraging young women recognise their own power..