Cross-posted with permission; by Dr. Rebecca Hains A comic titled “LEGO Friends” recently went viral, striking a chord with people by humorously pointing out that girls don’t need a separate line of LEGO toys. No, no—girls just need better female representation within existing LEGO sets: I was so taken by how well this cartoon encapsulates so many parents’ and advocates’ […]

At SheHeroes one of our main goals is highlighting the achievements of amazing and inspiring women. Especially when those achievements have been made in fields that generally don’t see a lot of women in them. It’s important for young girls to be exposed to women in such fields so that they understand that they too […]