Girl Scouts Empowering Young Girls

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) have 42 new badges for girls from kindergarten to grade 12, giving them the opportunity to make their own choices about how they want to experience and influence the world. From "Coding for Good" badges to "Outdoor High Adventure" badges, there's something for everyone and they're a sight for sore eyes.

These new badges can be earned by girls from all grades:

18 new Coding for Good badges, which teach girls the basics of coding! Girls will learn about algorithms in age-appropriate, creative ways. They can also design a digital game/app to educate others about an issue.

12 new Outdoor High Adventure badges. These include activities like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, backpacking, rock-climbing, and tree-climbing.

And these badges are available for girls in grades 6-12:

3 Space Science badges through which girls can explore topics such as the universe and their place in it and learn about careers in space science.

9 Cybersecurity badges. For these badges, the girls can complete activities like exploring real-world hacking scenarios.

These badges aim to empower girls and to remind them that they're capable of anything. Needless to say, it's an important message for young girls who live in a society where gender stereotypes are regularly reinforced. Now this is what we call activism!