International Day of the Girl Child—“The Girl I Am, the Change I Lead”, 11 October 2025
International Day of the Girl Child 2025, which will be celebrated on 11 October, is a day that commemorates 30 years since the Beijing Declaration—a set of principles to work towards gender equality, to call to action to share girls’ stories, advocate for change, and create girl-led spaces. This year’s theme—“The girl I am, the change I lead”—draws attention to the girls who are stepping up to lead and facing the challenges of today’s world.
In recognition of International Day of the Girl Child 2025, MDPI supports the efforts in sharing the stories of girls from across the world. Through open access publishing, we invite you to explore selected articles, Special Issues, and journals that span fields from social sciences, arts and humanities to medicine and pharmacology.
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““If You Are Raped, You Are Like Secondhand”: Systemic Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence Against School-Aged Girls in a Rural Community in Kenya”
by Leso Munala, Hannah Resendiz Olson and Courtney Johnson
Sexes 2025, 6(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/sexes6010012
“An Emergent Rebellion: Activist Engagement with Ann-Helén Laestadius’ Coming-of-Age Novel Stöld (Stolen: A Novel)”
by Sofia Ahlberg and Suzanne Ericson
Humanities 2025, 14(3), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/h14030060
“Thrown to the (Were)Wolves: Sisterhood, Vengeance, and Liberal Feminism in Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle’s Squad”
by Jessica Caravaggio
Humanities 2025, 14(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/h14010003
“Redefining Leadership: The Role of Spirituality and Motherhood in Muslim Women’s Educational Leadership”
by Fella Lahmar
Religions 2024, 15(12), 1565; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15121565
“Loving the Sport, Loving the Self: Devotion and Defiance in Furia”
by Wendy J. Glenn
Literature 2024, 4(4), 296–305; https://doi.org/10.3390/literature4040021
“Lucidity of Space and Gendered Performativity in Arabic Digital Literature”
by Manal al-Natour
Humanities 2024, 13(5), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/h13050112
“Placebo Effects on the Enjoyment of Physical Activity and Performance among Kindergarten Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial”
by Marlies Stopper, Albert Wabnegger and Anne Schienle
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2024, 14(8), 2435–2444; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14080161
“Mothers’ Responses to Children’s Emotions and Children’s Behavior: The Mediating Role of Children’s Emotion Regulation”
by Catarina Rolo, Eva Diniz, Alessandra Babore and Tânia Brandão
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2024, 14(7), 1940–1952; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14070129
“Health Providers’ Response to Female Adolescent Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Demand Side Barriers in the Utilization of Support Services in Urban Low-Income Communities of Nigeria”
by Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo, Andrea Kaiser-Grolimund, Michael D. Fetters, Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi and Sonja Merten
Healthcare 2023, 11(19), 2627; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192627
“Early Educational Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: A Systematic Review”
by Lourdes Villardón-Gallego, Alba García-Cid, Ana Estévez and Rocío García-Carrión
Healthcare 2023, 11(1), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11010142
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“Improving Adolescent Girls’ and Women’s Health and Nutrition” |
“Fairy Tales: Visions and Revisions” |
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