Summary
Some of Wales' most successful women are to be targeted by the Girl Guides as part of a campaign to combat the negative impact of celebrity culture. The move would follow a similar initiative which has already been launched in Scotland and has so far attracted more than 80 prominent women, including Harry Potter author J K Rowling and Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri.
Yesterday Girlguiding Cymru said they thought a similar link with successful women in Wales would provide a positive alternative to celebrity images of binge drinking and under-eating which many teenagers are faced with.See the full content of this document
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How Welsh Girl Guides Are Trying to Topple the Pop Idols
Their announcement follows a recent survey which found 63% of girls would rather be a Page Three model than a doctor or a nurse, and comes in the same month that Rowling, who was educated in Wales, criticis...
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