Robyn Anthony doesn't believe the strengths and weaknesses of a person rely on gender, but rather on what a person is good at.
That's part of why she is proud to be involved in a program in the Bay St. George area entitled, The GURL (Girls United and Ready to Lead) Project.
The first meeting for the project was recently held at Stephenville High School, with an interest shown by 25 young ladies at the school who attended. The project is for and led by young women.
Rachel Head, a Grade 9 student at Stephenville High, said she sees the project as an excellent way for her to build up leadership skills and help her prepare for university. She also hopes to get into environmental issues and to take on such issues as eating healthy.
"Maybe we could get different activist groups involved," she said.
For Ms. Anthony, a Grade 10 student, she hopes the project will get female issues, that are normally ignored by the public - such as poverty, homosexuality, and even environmental issues on a global basis - talked about more.
We need to get the word out that a woman can do anything a man can so, and sometimes women can do it better." - Robyn Anthony
"It's important to get the word out about women's issues to men, as well, and hopefully they won't be as discriminatory against women - and treat us as equals. We need to get the word out that a woman can do anything a man can so, and sometimes women can do it better," she said.
The first meeting was aimed at recruiting for a core leadership group, that will eventually consist of 15 to 20 members on an action committee and 10 or more members that will make up a steering committee.
More meetings will take place at E.A. Butler School in McKays, Appalachia High School in St. George's, Piccadilly Central High and Ecole Ste. Anne in Mainland.
It's hoped to get representatives on the corps leadership group from each of these schools and have them meet in one location some time during March.
