Girl Power And Feminism

  All around me I keep hearing about girl power and feminism. I know that there are a lot of people that are against the feminist movement because they believe that all feminists are haters of men and anti all things girly. Sure there are some women whom are like that, but there are also women like Zooey Deschanel who are all for feminism and still love dresses and fashion. The main goal of feminism is to celebrate what makes women astounding and to represent and fight for women's rights. Regardless of your stance on feminism, you should focus on all of the positive things that are going on because of this movement. There a lot of women and girls who are doing amazing things. There's  Malala Yousafzai who is a young Pakistani education activist. There's Missy Franklin who won six gold medals at the 2012 Olympics. There's Beth Reekles who released a book called The Kissing Booth that earned 19 million views and scored her a three-book deal with the U.S. arm of Random House. Then, there's Yoani Sanchez who through her blog called Generation Y has published observations and reports about her native country Cuba and has won the Ortega and Gasset Jounalism Award. These are just a couple examples of  women accomplishing incredible things. Just because you are a young woman it doesn't mean that you can't achieve all of your dreams and goals. Don't let anyone's criticism or hatred affect you - they are just intimidated because they know that within you lies determination, courage, inspiration, creativity, and hope. Instead, you should channel all of the positive girl power around you as motivation and confidence to accomplish your own goals and dreams. Here are some quotes to inspire you to be the best you that you can possibly be.