http://www.girlscantwhat.com A web community for women who know they can! Thu, 15 May 2008 15:50:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's track and field season in the sports world, so after a recent request for a shot put design, I decided to work up some new athletic characters for the famous Olympic-inspired competitions. In case anyone is wondering, the women aren't very far behind in record-holding for the shot put. According ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/13/girls-cant-put-the-shot/ Steve Pavlina recently wrote an article called "How to be Man" and then challenged readers to write their own post called "How to be a Woman". At first I though this was a great idea, but then I felt way under-qualified. Yes, I am female, but ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/12/how-to-be-a-woman/ Excellent article by linebacker Jordyn White on The Root, chronicling her football career and why she enjoys the game so much. Special thanks to Jordyn's teammate Allison from the DC Divas for the tip. ;) http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/12/why-im-a-linebacker/ Who says girls can't fight fires? Meet 20 year-old Samanta aka "Sammie" from the suburbs of New York. Sammie talks about her passion for her career and how she overcame obstacles to do what she loves. She also offers some great advice for future women firefighters. ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/08/meet-firefighter-samanta/ Step Up Women's Network (suwn.org) is an organization that works with underserved teen girls in NYC, Chicago, and Los Angeles where roughly 90% of them live below the poverty line. Recently, they launched youaremyinspiration.org, an online interactive gift house that will send 100% of funds raised back to ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/08/you-are-my-inspiration-has-launched/ If you think you have to wait until you reach adulthood to make a difference in the world, spend a few minutes with 18-year-old Sondra Clark from Bellingham, Washington. Sondra has traveled the world, volunteering in a plethora of situations where she saw a need she could fill. ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/05/meet-author-sondra-clark/ Dictionary.com defines "Paramedic" as a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other health care in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad Paramedics are often the first to arrive on the scene and their care and ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/05/01/girls-cant-be-paramedics/ Meet Samantha Landa, a 21-year old heavy hitter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who loves nothing more than to play the drums. Samantha graciously completed an interview with Girls Can't WHAT? where she explains how she got started as a drummer and offers tips to help young percussionists stick with ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/04/30/meet-drummer-samantha-landa/ Meet 15-year-old political activist Cristina Lara from Fair Lawn New Jersey. A high school sophmore, this girl is not waiting for graduation to make a difference in her world. In 2007, she founded a a female empowerment youth organization called the Society of Young Leading Women. The society ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/04/27/meet-cristina-lara/ I can't tell you how many people either called or emailed me today to let me know that Danica Patrick won the Indy Race yesterday in Japan. Woo hoo! Lots of Danica fans here. :D Not only do I know that from the emails and phone calls, ... http://www.girlscantwhat.com/2008/04/21/danica-is-the-first-woman-to-win-an-indy-race/