When it comes to female empowerment, sometimes you’ve gotta celebrate the little things as much as you do the big ones. Woman elected President? Not yet? Equal representation in the Board room? Ummm, not even close. But one tiny, tiny win happened recently when the Disney Channel released this statement:
We can confirm that Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel will reprise their hugely popular roles of Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence, this time as a happily married couple and parents to 13-year-old Riley, from whose point of view the story is told.
You may not have caught it from that statement, because Riley can be a gender neutral name. But the big news isn’t that Cory and Topanga are back, it’s that the show will follow their daughter, Riley, and be called Girl Meets World.
A small win, yes, but a win nonetheless. Let’s hope little Riley is a feminist!
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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