girlworks promotes critical thinking to girls and young women aged 11 - 16, covering 10 topical areas: girl in the world; money, career, entertainment, technology, health & beauty, sport, fashion, quizzes & games and art & design.
Janet’s Spiel • Welcome to the winter edition of girlworks. Take some time out to read about the young Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, and her challenges being neighbour to Putin’s warring Russia. Discover the popular game of pickleball or enjoy some quizzes and games.
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girls in the world
Finland • Finland was crowned the happiest country in the world for the fifth consecutive year, with a score significantly ahead of its peers in the World Happiness Report 2022 ranking.
Sanna Marin
careergirl
JOURNALISM • Journalism is telling the story from every angle in every media form relevant to today’s audiences. A journalist writes about breaking news, interesting people or places, trends, or current events for radio stations, digital publishing outlets, newspapers, magazines, and other media.
science & tech
How to Start Learning More About TECH
health & beauty
Holiday Home SPA
sport & fitness
PICKLEBALL
fashion & style
GIFT IDEAS FOR FRIENDS AROUND $20
art & design
ALL ABOUT ART MEDIUMS! • You can make art out of just about anything! Traditionally, the finest art pieces were almost all oil paintings. Though oil painting is still a popular medium of choice today, contemporary artists are making art from new mediums like never before.
entertainment
November/December 2022 MOVIES • (to stream or watch in theatre)
NEW GAMES
Midnights • Midnights is Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album, released October 21st after Swift announced it at the 2022 VMA Awards. The album marks Swift’s first body of new work since her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore.
The Paper Bag • Embarrassing stories from teen girls like you!
moneygirl
HOLIDAY SAVING • 10 TIPS TO SAVE MONEY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
quizzes & games
Spot the Differences • At first glace, each pair of cupcake photos look the same. But looks can be deceiving. Can you find all the differences between each pair? (Answers on pg 55)
What Kind of CAT Are You?
SPOT THE DIFFERENCES ANSWERS