Take a look at your social media platforms right now and you’ll see a slew of posts with the hashtag #ThisLittleGirlIsMe, accompanied by inspiring stories of how these (now grown-up) women have achieved their goals despite various setbacks along their way.

Since launching in 2021, the global initiative in aid of International Day of the Girl has garnered huge support across Instagram and LinkedIn, with the latter saying the hashtag has created the most “sensational buzz” ever on the platform.

We all know there is a lack of women at the top of many careers – and those who have made it have had to smash their way through the glass ceiling. But research by the UK-based charity Inspiring Girls International shows that 93% of girls have higher personal and career aspirations after following inspiring women on social media.

#ThisLittleGirlIsMe: how women are sharing inspirational stories for International Day of the Girl 2023