Deborra-Lee Furness On Adoption

Deborra-Lee Furness is a proud mum of her adopted children, and tirelessly advocates on behalf of other parents who would love to adopt children of their own in Australia. The following is a snippet from her website:

"Deborra-lee Furness is an internationally acclaimed actress as well as a passionate supporter of children and defender of their human rights across the globe.

Deborra-lee’s humanitarian work for children is a driving force in her life, in 2005 she co-founded The Rafiki Society in Vancouver, which is operational in assisting orphanages in Africa.

It is her passion that children all over the world be given every chance to live a fulfilled life and achieve their full potential."

Check out the link below for more information about Adoption Awareness Week - Go Deborra!

http://www.adoptionawarenessweek.com.au/

Welcome to our Female Power/Mind Image Blog

Here at Furless we think that being female is pretty damn cool.  We can give birth to babies, we nurture and care for others, and we get to be creative and play with fun things like makeup.  

There are also some pretty uncool things about being female, like the pressures from the media to look a certain way, and not feeling good about ourselves when we don't live up to those standards, which are most of the time out of our reach.  

So, we have decided here at Furless that we want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.  We promise not to Photoshop women in a manner that is deceiving, and would like to share with you some cool organisations, and some women we think are fabulous for achieving things on their merits, not on their looks.

Wouldn't it be great and healthier for everyone if women supported each other, and didn't view other women as competition but as friends and allies?

Geraldine Cox - Wonder Mum!

What a woman! Do we all know about Geraldine Cox? If you haven't heard of this fabulous female, then you must go and take a look at her website.

"Geraldine Cox prides herself on taking on impossible tasks, and creating a haven for orphaned children in Cambodia rates right up there on the difficult scale. But this is a woman who won't take no for an answer. Her energy, determination and joy-of-life has sustained her through diplomatic and corporate careers, and now as 'Big Mum' to hundreds of Cambodian children."

Do you know of a fabulous female doing fabulous things? Feel free to leave comments below!

Cate Blanchett Helps Homeless Youth

How cool is Cate Blanchett!? Not only is she an award winning actress, but she has a generous heart to boot! The Oasis Homeless Short Film Festival is open to secondary schools, with a whopping $25,000 in prize money.

Do you have a story to tell about youth homelessness? Click here for the competition rules and guidelines.

Do you know of a fabulous female doing fabulous things?