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THE I NFL UENCE OFFAI RY TALES ON CHI LDRENʼ S PERCEPTI ONS OF GENDER:An i nves t i gat i on oft he i nf l uence off ai r yt al eson t he f or mat i on of chi l dr enʼ si dent i t y. My di s s er t at i on wi l lexpl or et he way f ai r yt al escont r i but et o chi l dr enʼ s behavi our al pat t er ns ,val ue s ys t emsand t he f or mat i on ofgenderi deol ogy and s t er eot ypes .
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Chi l dr en' sper cept i onsofgender r ol esar e hi ghl yi nf l uenced by whatt hey r ead and whatt hey wat ch.Soci all ear ni ng t heor i s t sar gue t hatchi l dr en ar e mor el i kel yt o modelt hems el veson s ames ex i ndi vi dual sby payi ng mor e at t ent i on t os ame s ex peer s . ' Cl as s i c'f ai r yt al es( whi ch mos tchi l dr en ar e expos ed t of r om s uch a young age)ar e al lbas ed ar ound t he s ame pr i nci pl e wher et he f emal e char act er s wai tf ort hei rmal e count er par t st o whi s kt hem away t ot hei rhappy endi ng. Thi scoul dl ead t ol i t t l e gi r l si mi t at i ng and model l i ng t hems el vesaf t ert he qui t e unas s er t i ve char act er i s t i csoff emal e char act er si nt hes et al es ,i ns t ead of bei ng act i ve and l eadi ng t hei rown l i ves-whi ch can l at eraf f ectt hem i nt hei r adul t hood cons t r ai ni ng t hei rl i f et i me oppor t uni t i esf oran educat i on ora car eerorwhat everambi t i onst hey may have.
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CHANGI NG PERCEPTI ONS
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Gi r l sar et oo of t en por t r ayed asdams el si n di s t r es s .Changesar e needed i nt he way gi r l sar e per cei ved.Changi ng how gi r l svi ew t hems el vesand how s oci et y vi ewsgi r l s ,t o cr eat e a bet t erenvi r onment .One way t o change t he per cept i on ofgi r l si st o have s t r onger ,s el f as s er t i ve f emal e char act er si n chi l dr en' sbooks /t v/movi es .Buti ts houl dn始 t j us ts t op t her e. . Mor e chi l dr en' sbooks /t v/movi escoul d be us ed t o addr es ss oci alnor msand t he gender powers t r uct ur est o br eakt he cycl e ofGl obalPover t y -whi ch ar er ealpr obl emsi n mos t devel opi ng count r i es .The por t r ayalofmor ef emal esofdi f f er entcul t ur esi n bookscoul d hel pr ai s e awar enes sofi s s ueshappeni ng t o gi r l sar ound t he wor l d and coul d hel pt o i ns t i l lhope,encour age peopl et o actand r emi nd young gi r l st hatt hey ar et he onesi n char ge oft hei rown l i ves .
THE I DEA. Asa r es pons et o my CoP3 di s s er t at i on Iwi l lbe cr eat i ng a s hor tchi l dr en' spi ct ur e book aboutMal al a Yous af zai( Paki s t aniact i vi s tf orf emal e educat i on and t he younges t ever NobelPr i ze l aur eat e)and herl i f e changi ng s t or y. W hy? Mal al ai san i con f orbr aver y,cour age and hope and i ss uch an i ns pi r at i on f oral l f emal es( and mal es ) ,chi l dr en and even adul t s-whatbet t erway t ot each ki dsofr eal br aver y and cour age by pr ovi di ng t hem wi t ha r ealper s on asexampl e?
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CONTEXTUALREFERENCES
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Ir eal l y enj oy chi l dr en' sbooks t hatdo notus ea l otofwor ds and ar e al mos tpoet i cbutar e eas yt o under s t and and f ol l ow t hr ough.W i t h chi l dr en, es peci al l y youngeronesIt hi nk t hi smakesi tmor e engagi ng. I ' m nott he mos tgi f t ed wr i t er , butI ' mr eal l yi nt er es t ed i n wr i t i ng f orchi l dr en' spi ct ur e booksmys el fi nt he f ut ur e and
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BOOKS Ther e ar e al r eady qui t e af ew chi l dr enʼ spi ct ur e booksaboutMal al a,s o i twi l lbe a good chal l ege f orme t os ee i f Ican cr eat es omet hi ng a l i t t l e bi tdi f f er ent .
I ' dr eal l yl i ke t ot r y wr i t i ng i n t hi ski nd ofs t yl ef ormy book.
Li ke i ns ome oft he f emi ni s tf ai r yt al es I ʼ ve r ead,r epet i t i on coul d be us ed t o emphas i s e an i mpor t antas pectofa char act er /t he s t or y. e. g.”A Pr i nces ss ayswhats he t hi nks .A Pr i nces ss t andson herown t wo f eet .A Pr i nces ss t andst al l . ”The Pr i nces sW ho St ood On HerOwn Two Feet ,J eanne Des y.
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THE GI RLEFFECT
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Or gani s at i onsl i ke Gi r lEf f ectwor kst o br eakt he cycl e ofi nt er gener at i onalpover t y by connect i ng gi r l st o each ot herand t ot he cr i t i calas s et st hey need.Gi r lEf f ectwor kt o cr eat el as t i ng per cept i on change by har nes s i ng medi ai ni nnovat i ve waysand bui l di ng s oci alnet wor kst o devel op gi r l s 'pos i t i ve per cept i onsoft hems el vesand s hi f thow ot her s s ee and val ue t hem.
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THE MALALA FUND
I DENTI FYI NG ORGANI SATI ONS W I TH SI MI LAR AI MS
Thei rgoali st o enabl e gi r l st o compl et e 12 year sofs af e,qual i t y educat i on s ot hatt hey can achi eve t hei rpot ent i aland be pos i t i ve changemaker si nt hei rf ami l i esand communi t i es .W e wor kwi t h par t ner sal lovert he wor l d hel pi ng t o empowergi r l sand ampl i f yt hei rvoi ces ;we i nves ti nl ocaleducat i on l eader sand pr ogr ammes ;and we advocat ef ormor er es our cesf oreducat i on and s af es chool sf orever y chi l d.
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FUTURE PLANS THI NKI NG AHEAD
Ther ei spot ent i alt o do mor e wi t ht hi spr oj ecti nt he f ut ur e -t o make a s er i esofbooks ,maybe af t er gr aduat i on,bas ed on r eals t or i esofs ucces sand l i ber at i on aboutgi r l sar ound t he wor l d. Gi r lEf f ecti sa wonder f uls our ce f ors t or i est hatar e happeni ng ever y day ar ound t he wor l d aboutgi r l swho ar e maki ng an ef f or tt o,orhave al r eady s t ood up or s poken up aboutwhatt hey bel i eve i n.St or i esl i ke t hes e ar et he oneschi l dr en -es peci al l y gi r l s ,s houl d be mor e expos ed t o,t o encour age t hem t o actupon t hei rown bel i ef sand achi eve t hei rown dr eamsasi ti sSO i m or mp t ant ! Thi sal s o opensup t he oppor t uni t yt o pot ent i al l y wor k wi t h Gi r lEf f ect ,maybe?( j us tt hi nki ng bi g,y' know)  pr opos i ng t he booksasa pr oductf ort hem t of ur t her  devel op gi r l s 'pos i t i ve per cept i onsoft hems el vesand s hi f thow ot her ss ee and val ue t hem.
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