Fighting Back Against the "Mean Girls"

My younger brother, who is a new participant of Teach for America in Philadelphia, pointed out this documentary called the Kind Campaign - which is working to fight back against the concept of "mean girls."

I think that it's important to realize that often women can be each other's worst enemy. I know that is hard to say on a blog that is all about empowering and enabling women to be the best they can be, but undoubtedly this is an issue. We can't be the ones who take each other down, make each other feel insecure or bad about who we are. It's time to stand up against the idea of "mean girls" - and finally, be kind to each other. I give the young women who started this project accolades for being willing to speak out against this type of behavior and encourage young women around them to be better, be kinder, be more supportive in this crazy quest we call life.

For more information about how teens and young women can be harmful to each other in these type of social settings, I'd also recommend Rosalind Wiseman who wrote the book "Queen Bees & Wannabes" and has many more resources for young people, parents and teachers who face challenging situations among teens.