Wisconsin teen wins Doodle 4 Google contest!

Today, Google replaced their standard logo with a fresh doodle--not an unusual move for the company, but today's doodle is particularly special: It's the winner of their 2013 Doodle 4 Google contest. The illustration, created by Sabrina Brady, a senior...

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Dream on with a DIY dream board

What are you most passionate about? If you don't have a clue, no worries. Get crafty and get inspired by creating your very own dream board. It'll help streamline your interests so you can figure out what you want to focus on and what...

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Reminder: Our June/July Real Girl Winter Vinecki is answering your Qs tonight on Facebook!

And tonight at 6pm EST, Winter is taking over GL's Facebook page to answer your questions about setting and achieving big-tie dreams...and dealing with grief. All you have to do to join the chat is go to facebook.com/girlslife. As 6pm...

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Dream big! IronKids champ and Olympic hopeful Winter Vinecki is answering your Qs

You read in our June/July issue how Winter Vinecki is conquering marathons on all seven continents, raising major moolah for prostate cancer and—fingers crossed!—heading to the Olympics. Now, she’s showing Y-O-U how to tackle your dreams, both big and small...

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Teen author Anna Caltabiano dishes on her first novel

Anna Caltabiano, 16, is an ordinary teen from Silicon Valley, Calif. She loves to read and write, she’s a social media addict and, oh yeah, she just published her first book, All That Is Red, which has become an instant...

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RIP Margaret Thatcher: 10 lessons from the Iron Lady

Earlier today, one of the most remarkable women of all time passed away from a stroke. Margaret Thatcher was Great Britain’s first-ever female prime minister. She changed the way the country viewed politics, and the way girls and women viewed...

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25 wow-worthy women to inspire you

March is Women's History Month, and while we think every day is a day for celebrating the achievements of girls and women across the globe, right now, we get to go all out with the inspiration fest. Here are some...

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Cheerleader sinks amazing half-court flip shot

Add this to the list of things we can't do (but can not watch on repeat thanks to YouTube): Sinking a basket from the half-court line...while doing a flip. William Carey University cheerleader Ashlee Amau did just that last week...

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Way to go! 20 girls named finalists for Intel Science Talent Search

We are dancin' around the office today--and if we had beakers and microscopes, they'd be joining the party, too. Why are we celebrating? 'Cause Intel just announced the 40 finalists for their annual Intel Science Talent Search, one of the...

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Teen keeps family Christmas tree biz from gettin' chopped

This holiday season, Kaitlyn Metscher, 16, of Clark County, Washington, was set to take over her family’s Christmas tree business. She had planned to use the profits she made from selling the trees--which her family has been doing for years—to...

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