If you're not failing, then you're not learning

I was recently approached by Always to be part of the Irish team for their #LikeAGirl campaign, writes Louise O’Neill. 

It’s an initiative that I have watched with interest since its launch in 2014 because as a writer, I am someone who really believes in the power of language. Words matter. And when words are used, unconsciously or otherwise, to diminish an entire faction of society, the effects can be alarming.

‘Don’t be such a girl.’ ‘You’re like an old woman with all that gossiping.’ ‘Don’t be such a pussy.’