117-416: Girlhood may refer to: the state or period of a female being a girl Girlhood (film) , a 2014 French film by Céline Sciamma Girlhood (album) , a 2017 album by The Preatures " Days of Girlhood ", a 2024 single by Dylan Mulvaney See also [ edit ] Boyhood (disambiguation) Childhood Girlhood studies Topics referred to by
234-614: A debutante ball , such as the International Debutante Ball in New York City. Traditionally, debutantes wear couture white gowns and gloves symbolising purity and wealth. Across Latin America, the fiesta de quince años is a celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday. The girl celebrating the birthday is called a Quinceañera . This birthday is celebrated differently from any other birthday, as it marks
351-457: A girl or boy , to recognize their transition to adulthood, or to mark other milestones of their journey to maturity as children. Japan has a coming-of-age ritual called Shichi-Go-San (七五三), which literally means "Seven-Five-Three". This is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15. It
468-549: A servant or a bride . Another practice is that of selling girls in exchange for the bride price . The 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery defines "institutions and practices similar to slavery" to include: c) Any institution or practice whereby: (i) A woman, without the right to refuse, is promised or given in marriage on payment of
585-622: A Bird". In 2007, Furtado and Justin Timberlake were featured on Timbaland's single " Give It to Me ", which became her third number-one single in the U.S. and second in the UK. In late 2008, Furtado collaborated with James Morrison on a song called " Broken Strings " for his album Songs for You, Truths for Me . The single was released on December 8 and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in early January. In 2008, she sang with
702-468: A chambermaid with her mother, along with her brother and sister, who was a housekeeper in Victoria. After graduating from Mount Douglas Secondary School in 1996, she moved to Toronto to reside with her sister. There, she got a full-time job at an alarm company. Later, she would meet Tallis Newkirk, member of the hip hop group Plains of Fascination. She contributed vocals to their 1996 album, Join
819-495: A child for sexual stimulation. In Western countries CSA is considered a serious crime, but in many parts of the world there is a tacit tolerance of the practice. CSA can take many forms, one of which is child prostitution . Child prostitution is the commercial sexual exploitation of children in which a child performs the services of prostitution , for financial benefit. It is estimated that each year at least one million children, mostly girls, become prostitutes. Child prostitution
936-624: A consideration in money or in kind to her parents, guardian, family or any other person or group; or (ii) The husband of a woman, his family, or his clan, has the right to transfer her to another person for value received or otherwise; or (iii) A woman on the death of her husband is liable to be inherited by another person. Scholars are unclear and in dispute as to possible causes for variations in human sex ratios at birth. Countries which have sex ratios of 108 and above are usually presumed as engaging in sex selection. However, deviations in sex ratios at birth can occur for natural causes too. Nevertheless,
1053-402: A daughter with her then boyfriend Jasper Gahunia. They dated for several years and were friends prior. The couple broke up in 2005, though according to Furtado in a 2006 interview, remain friends and share joint responsibility of raising their daughter. On July 19, 2008, Furtado married sound engineer Demacio Castellon, with whom she had worked on Loose . In April 2017, during an appearance on
1170-1019: A five-year performing hiatus, Furtado joined Drake on stage for the latter's October World Weekend concert in Toronto , where they performed "Promiscuous" and "I'm Like a Bird". Furtado also has reported being working on new music via her Instagram stories . She confirmed new music in May 2023 in an interview on Fault Magazine: "I have so much music. I've recorded a hundred songs in the last 18 months, and I'm so excited to bring people new music." She also confirmed she recorded some collaborations with artists like Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson , Colombian band Bomba Estéreo , Colombian-Canadian singer-songwriter Lido Pimienta . On December 31, 2022, five years after her last concert in Baloise Session in Basel , Switzerland , Furtado performed live at
1287-456: A girl "). However, girl can also be a professional designation for a woman employed as a model or other public feminine representative such as a showgirl , and in such cases is not generally considered derogatory. In a casual context, the word has positive uses, as evidenced by its use in titles of popular music. It has been used playfully for people acting in an energetic fashion (Canadian singer Nelly Furtado 's " Promiscuous Girl ") or as
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#17327795290601404-422: A leading cause of death among teenage girls in developing countries. Female genital mutilation (FGM) practiced in many parts of the world is another leading cause of ill health for girls. Gender influences the pattern of child labor. Girls tend to be asked by their families to perform more domestic work in their parental home than boys are, and often at younger ages than boys. Employment as a paid domestic worker
1521-586: A loss of about 1.5%, or 100,000 female births per year. Abnormal boy to girl ratio at birth is also seen in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, suggesting possible sex-selective abortions against girls. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons." It
1638-565: A minor supporting role in the romantic comedy film A Date with Miss Fortune . On February 14, 2016, Furtado performed the Canadian national anthem at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game , which was held in Toronto (this was the second time Furtado had performed at the NBA All-Star Game, also having performed "O Canada" at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game ). That same month, she also began teasing new music via social media, suggesting that
1755-458: A new collaboration with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake titled " Keep Going Up ", sixteen years following their previous release of " Give It to Me ". The song is expected to be included on Timbaland's upcoming extended play. In August 2023, Furtado reunited with Juanes to record a song called " Gala y Dalí ", 22 years after their first recording together, "Fotografía", and 18 years after their last release together, " Te Busqué ". The song
1872-991: A program about AIDS on MTV, which also featured guests Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys . On September 27, 2011, Furtado announced during Free the Children 's We Day , that she was giving CDN$ 1,000,000 to Free the Children's effort to build girls' schools in the Maasai region of Kenya. Furtado is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. Furtado possesses a mezzo-soprano voice. Kristie Rohwedder of Bustle Magazine characterizes it as "soaring" while Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine calls it "nasally". During her childhood and youth, Furtado embraced many musical genres, listening heavily to mainstream rock , R&B , hip hop , alternative hip hop , drum and bass , trip hop , world music (including Portuguese fado , Brazilian bossa nova and Indian music ), and
1989-683: A single from Furtado's 2006 album Loose . In 2003, Furtado won an International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto for her song "Turn Off the Light". Furtado's third album, named Loose , after the spontaneous, creative decisions she made while creating the album, was released in June 2006. In this album, primarily produced by Timbaland , Furtado experiments with sounds from R&B, hip hop, and 1980s music. Furtado herself describes
2106-572: A special ceremony. It is traditional in many countries for Catholic girls to wear white dresses and possibly a small veil or wreath of flowers in their hair to their First Communion. The white dress symbolizes spiritual purity. A traditional coming-of-age ritual for daughters of college age (17 to 21 years old) from high society and well-connected upper-class and White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) families in North America and Europe has historically been their debut, known as "coming out," at
2223-740: A successful monarch. By the eighteenth century, Europeans recognized the value of literacy, and schools were opened to educate the public in growing numbers. Education in the Age of Enlightenment in France led to up to a third of women becoming literate by the time of the French Revolution, contrasting with roughly half of men by that time. However, education was still not considered as important for girls as for boys, who were being trained for professions that remained closed to women, and girls were not admitted to secondary level schools in France until
2340-502: A thousand girls have a 47,XXX karyotype, and one in 2500 have a 45,X one. Girls typically have a female reproductive system . Some intersex children with ambiguous genitals may be classified as girls, while some Transgender youth have a gender identity as girls. Girls' bodies undergo gradual changes during puberty . Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child 's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilization . It
2457-647: A total of 65 low, middle income and transition countries fail to offer girls the same secondary school opportunities as boys, and in total, these countries are missing out on annual economic growth of an estimated $ 92 billion. Although the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has asserted "primary education shall be compulsory and available free to all" girls are slightly less likely to be enrolled as students in primary and secondary schools (70%:74% and 59%:65%). Worldwide efforts have been made to end this disparity (such as through
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#17327795290602574-582: A variety of others. Her biggest influence when growing up was Ani DiFranco ; she explained that "[w]hen I was a teenager, I wanted to be Ani DiFranco. I never wanted to be part of corporate music." She cites diverse influences, including Madonna , Mariah Carey , Blondie , Prince , The Police , Eurythmics , Talking Heads , De La Soul , TLC , Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , Amália Rodrigues , Caetano Veloso , Juanes , Jeff Buckley , Esthero , Björk , Cornershop , Oasis , Radiohead , The Smashing Pumpkins , U2 and Beck . Furtado's work has also inspired
2691-453: A very strong son preference. In China, the one-child policy was largely responsible for an unbalanced sex ratio. Sex-selective abortion, as well as rejection of girl children is common. The Dying Rooms is a 1995 television documentary film about Chinese state orphanages, which documented how parents abandoned their newborn girls into orphanages , where the staff would leave the children in rooms to die of thirst, or starvation. In India,
2808-551: A way of unifying women of all ages on the basis of their once having been girls (American country singer Martina McBride 's " This One's for the Girls "). The status of girls throughout world history is closely related to the status of women in any culture. Where women enjoy a more equal status with men, girls benefit from greater attention to their needs. Girls' formal education has traditionally been considered far less important than that of boys. In Europe, exceptions were rare before
2925-424: Is pregnancy in an adolescent girl. A female can become pregnant from sexual intercourse after she has begun to ovulate . Pregnant teenagers face many of the same pregnancy related issues as other women. There are, however, additional concerns for young adolescents as they are less likely to be physically developed enough to sustain a healthy pregnancy or to give birth. In developed countries, teenage pregnancy
3042-494: Is 10-20 percent Spanish. On May 8, 2024, Furtado announced via Instagram the release of a new single, "Love Bites", featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo and British DJ SG Lewis , which will be released on May 22, 2024. On July 5, 2024, Furtado announced via Instagram the release of "Corazón" as a single, more than a year after singing it for the first time in Monterrey, Mexico. The song features Colombian band Bomba Estéreo and
3159-417: Is being outlawed by governments, and challenged by human rights groups and other concerned community members, who are working to end the practice. Girls have been used historically, and are still used in some parts of the world, in settlements of disputes between families, through practices such as baad , swara , or vani . In such situations, a girl from a criminal's family is given to the victim's family as
3276-430: Is called the na'ii'ees (Sunrise Ceremony), and takes place over four days. The girls are painted with clay and pollen , which they must not wash off until the end of the rituals, which involve dancing and rituals that challenge physical strength. Girls are taught aspects of sexuality, confidence, and healing ability. The girls pray in the direction of the east at dawn, and in the four cardinal directions, which represent
3393-465: Is common in many parts of the world, especially in Southeast Asia ( Thailand , Cambodia ), and many adults from wealthy countries travel to these regions to engage in child sex tourism . In many parts of the world, girls who are deemed to have tarnished the 'honor' of their families by refusing arranged marriages, having premarital sex , dressing in ways deemed inappropriate or even becoming
3510-517: Is controversial. Some critics contend that it is a violation of capabilities and human rights and can create economic inefficiencies and discrimination, while some supporters argue that it is central to certain religious laws and social and cultural histories and traditions. Purdah is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia . It takes two forms: physical segregation of
3627-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Girl A girl is a young female human , usually a child or an adolescent . While the term girl has other meanings, including young woman , daughter or girlfriend regardless of age, the first meaning is the most common one. The treatment and status of girls in any society
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3744-471: Is finished and she has recorded 16 songs with John Congleton , but the album will contain 12. On September 8, 2016, Furtado confirmed the title of the upcoming album, The Ride , which was released in March 2017. During the interview she also confirmed a new track off the album titled "Islands of Me", which was released on streaming services on September 10, 2016. The album's first released song "Pipe Dreams"
3861-457: Is generally observed on the nearest weekend. On this day, the girl will be dressed in a traditional kimono , and will be taken to a temple by her family for a blessing ceremony. Nowadays, the occasion is also marked with a formal photo portrait. Many coming-of-age ceremonies are to acknowledge the passing of a girl through puberty, when she experiences menarche , or her first menstruation . The traditional Apache coming-of-age ceremony for girls
3978-429: Is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads . In response to the signals, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate libido and the growth, function, and transformation of the brain , bones , muscle , blood , skin , hair , breasts , and sexual organs . Physical growth —height and weight—accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when the child has developed an adult body. Until
4095-489: Is practiced mainly in 28 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, particularly Egypt and Ethiopia, and in parts of Southeast Asia and the Middle East. FGM is most often carried out on girls aged between infancy and 15 years. Child marriages, where girls are married at young ages (often forced and often to much older husbands) remain common in many parts of the world. They are fairly widespread in parts of
4212-401: Is sometimes used to refer to an adult female, usually a younger one. This usage may be considered derogatory or disrespectful in professional or other formal contexts, just as the term boy can be considered disparaging when applied to an adult man . Hence, this usage is often deprecative . It can also be used depreciatively when used to discriminate against children (e.g., " you're just
4329-400: Is the most common form of child labor for girls. In some places, such as East and Southeast Asia , parents often see work as a domestic servant as a good preparation for marriage. Domestic service, however, is among the least regulated of all professions, and exposes workers to serious risks, such as violence, exploitation and abuse by the employers, because the workers are often isolated from
4446-582: Is the rapper Jerry . In a June 2006 interview with Genre magazine, when asked if she had "ever felt an attraction to women", Furtado replied, "Absolutely. Women are beautiful and sexy". Some considered this an announcement of bisexuality , but, in August 2006, she stated that she was "straight, but very open-minded". In November 2006, Furtado revealed that she once turned down US$ 500,000 to pose fully clothed in Playboy . In September 2009, she revealed
4563-553: Is usually associated with social issues , including lower educational levels, poverty , and other negative life outcomes; and often carries a social stigma . By contrast, teenage girls in developing countries are often married, and their pregnancies welcomed by family and society. However, in these societies, child marriage and early pregnancy often combine with malnutrition and poor health care and create medical problems. Girls' equal access to education has been achieved in some countries, but there are significant disparities in
4680-434: Is usually closely related to the status of women in that culture. In cultures where women have or had a low social position, girls may be unwanted by their parents, and society may invest less in girls. The difference in girls' and boys' upbringing ranges from slight to completely different. Mixing of the sexes may vary by age, and from totally mixed to total sex segregation . The English word girl first appeared during
4797-485: Is viewed with concern for a girl's chastity. In some communities, there is a traditional belief that female genital mutilation is a necessity to prevent a girl from becoming sexually promiscuous. The practice is dangerous, however, and leads to long-term health problems for women who have undergone it. The practice has been a custom in 28 countries of Africa, and persists mainly in rural areas. This coming-of-age custom, sometimes incorrectly described as "female circumcision",
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4914-625: The Beyond The Valley Festival in Australia . Furtado continued performing live in 2023. While performing at Machaca Fest in Monterrey , Nuevo León , Mexico she performed a verse from a new song titled "Corazón". Furtado collaborated with Australian DJ and producer Dom Dolla on the song " Eat Your Man ", that was released on June 2, 2023, her first single release after five years. On September 1, 2023, she released
5031-607: The Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Mi Plan . She is the first Portuguese-Canadian to win a Latin Grammy award. Lifestyle , her planned fourth English studio album, was not released during the summer of 2010 in favor a second leg of her Mi Plan Tour. To promote the tour in Brazil, on March 24, 2010, Furtado made a "VIP Pocket Show" in reality show program Big Brother Brasil 10 from Rede Globo ,
5148-659: The Loose album, on July 19, 2008. Furtado's debut Spanish album, Mi Plan was released with the first single, " Manos Al Aire " ("Hands in the Air"). She had formed her own record label, Nelstar, in conjunction with Canadian independent label group Last Gang Labels. The first act signed to Nelstar is Fritz Helder & the Phantoms. "Manos al Aire" was released on the new label. The second, third and fourth singles were " Más ", "Mi Plan" and " Bajo Otra Luz " respectively. Furtado won
5265-530: The Middle Ages between 1250 and 1300 CE and came from the Anglo-Saxon word gerle (also spelled girle or gurle ). The Anglo-Saxon word gerela meaning dress or clothing item also seems to have been used as a metonym in some sense. Until the late 1400s, the word meant a child of either sex; it has meant 'female child' since about the late 15th century CE. The word girl
5382-504: The Millennium Development Goals ) and the gap has closed since 1990. According to Kim Wallen, expectations will nonetheless play a role in how girls perform academically. For example, if females skilled in math are told a test is "gender neutral" they achieve high scores, but if they are told males outperformed females in the past, the females will do much worse. "What's strange is," Wallen observed, "according to
5499-619: The New York Times and a WikiLeaks document revealed she had accepted payment of one million dollars to perform for the family of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi . Only after the story broke did she promise to donate to charity the CDN$ 1 ;million she received for a 2007 concert, which ended up going to Free the Children . Furtado publicly endorsed Green Party leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands during
5616-531: The Paul Oakenfold song "The Harder They Come" from the album Bunkka . She also had a collaboration with Colombian artist Juanes in the song " Fotografía " ( Photograph ), where she showed her diversity of yet another language, Spanish. Furtado was also featured in "Breath" from Swollen Members ' Monsters in the Closet release; the video for "Breath", directed by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane , won
5733-836: The Population Research Institute in Washington, D.C., has said: "Twenty-five million men in China currently can't find brides because there is a shortage of women [...] young men emigrate overseas to find brides." The gender imbalance in these regions is also blamed for spurring growth in the commercial sex trade; the UN's 2005 report states that up to 800,000 people being trafficked across borders each year, and as many as 80 percent are women and girls. Embryos that inherit two X chromosomes (XX), one from each parent, are generally identified as girls when born. About one in
5850-601: The SAT verbal test was 4 points lower than boys. In math, the average for girls was 492, which was 35 points lower than boys. "When girls take the exact same courses," commented Wayne Camara, a research scientist with the College Board, "that 35-point gap dissipates quite a bit." At the time Leslie R. Wolfe , president of the Center for Women Policy Studies said girls scored differently on the math tests because they tend to work
5967-547: The Southern Tang kingdom in Nanjing (937–975), the custom of foot binding was associated with upper-class women who were worthy of a life of leisure, and husbands who could afford to spare them the necessity of work (which would require the ability to be mobile and spend the day on their feet). Because of this belief, parents hoping to ensure a good marriage for their daughters would begin binding their feet from about
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#17327795290606084-560: The federal election in 2011 . Furtado was featured on one of the Game's The R.E.D. Album tracks, titled "Mamma Knows" (produced by The Neptunes). For the Canadian film The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom , Furtado lent her vocals for the Dolly Parton gospel cover " The Seeker " featured during the credits of the film. Furtado collaborated with recording artist Alex Cuba and K'naan again. The duet with K'naan, " Is Anybody Out There ",
6201-400: The ' nature versus nurture ' question is not meaningful, because it treats them as independent factors, whereas in fact everything is nature and nurture." Femininity is a set of attributes, behaviours, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Femininity is socially constructed, but made up of both socially-defined and biologically created factors. This makes it distinct from
6318-415: The 1970s, especially at higher levels. This was often done by teaching different subjects to each sex, especially since tertiary education was considered primarily for males, particularly with regard to technical education. For example, prestigious engineering schools, such as École Polytechnique , did not allow women until the 1970s. Many cultures have traditional customs to mark the " coming of age " of
6435-520: The 2003 Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Video and MuchVIBE Best Rap Video. In 2002, Furtado was the recipient of an International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto for her song "I'm Like a Bird". Furtado's second album, Folklore , was released in November 2003. One of the tracks on the album, "Childhood Dreams", was dedicated to her daughter, Nevis. The album includes
6552-531: The 2010 single " Night Is Young ", on "The Edge". The lyrics for the Salaam Remi produced track are reported to be influenced by the Tiger Woods cheating scandal, in which was originally referred to as " Elin 's Song". Furtado promoted the album on her The Spirit Indestructible Tour . In February 2015, Furtado co-headlined Switzerlands Art on Ice tour with Tom Odell . In 2016, Furtado appeared in
6669-464: The 20th anniversary of her debut studio album, Whoa, Nelly! by releasing an expanded edition of 22 tracks to digital and streaming platforms. In May 2021, Furtado collaborated with German duo Quarterhead on a remix of her song " All Good Things (Come to an End) ". In June 2021, Furtado celebrated the 15th anniversary of her third studio album Loose by releasing an expanded edition of 32 tracks to digital and streaming platforms. In July 2022, after
6786-562: The British daytime panel show Loose Women , Furtado announced she had separated from Castellon during the summer of 2016 and said she is now single. In December 2021, Furtado revealed on her Instagram account that she has two more children, the oldest being a girl and the youngest being a boy, as she revealed in July 2023 during an interview with Vogue where she also revealed she is single again. The father of her second and third children
6903-526: The Child (1988) and Millennium Development Goals (2000) promoted better access to education for all girls and boys and to eliminate gender disparities at both primary and secondary level. Worldwide school enrolment and literacy rates for girls have improved continuously. In 2005, global primary net enrolment rates were 85 percent for girls, up from 78 percent 15 years earlier; at the secondary level, girls' enrolment increased 10 percentage points to 57 percent over
7020-659: The Italian group Zero Assoluto the ballad " Win or Lose – Appena prima di partire ", released in Italy, France and Germany and whose video was shot in Barcelona. Furtado made a guest appearance on the song " Jump " by Flo Rida from his album R.O.O.T.S. , and also made a guest appearance on Divine Brown 's Love Chronicles , co-writing and singing on the background of the song "Sunglasses". Furtado married Cuban sound engineer Demacio "Demo" Castellón, with whom she had worked on
7137-826: The Order of Prince Henry on February 28, 2014, by Aníbal Cavaco Silva , the then- President of Portugal . Furtado was born on December 2, 1978, in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada. Her Portuguese parents, António José Furtado and Maria Manuela Furtado, were born on São Miguel Island in the Azores and had immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. Nelly was named after Soviet gymnast Nellie Kim . Her elder siblings are Michael Anthony and Lisa Anne. They were raised Roman Catholic . At age four, she began performing and singing in Portuguese. Furtado's first public performance
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#17327795290607254-590: The Ranks , on the track "Waitin' 4 the Streets". The following year, she formed Nelstar, a trip hop duo with Newkirk. Ultimately, Furtado felt the trip hop style of the duo was "too segregated", and believed it did not represent her personality or allow her to showcase her vocal ability. She left the group and planned to move back home. In 1997, she performed at the Honey Jam talent show. Her performance attracted
7371-646: The United States, where it became her second number-one hit. " All Good Things (Come to an End) " became her most successful song in Europe, topping single charts in numerous countries there. On February 16, 2007, Furtado embarked on the "Get Loose Tour". She returned in March 2007 to her hometown of Victoria to perform a concert at the Save-On Foods Memorial Centre. In honour of her visit, local leaders officially proclaimed March 21, 2007,
7488-482: The age of 5–8 to achieve the ideal appearance. The tinier the feet, the better the social rank of a future husband. The practice started seriously to decline in the early years of the twentieth century, and was all but extinct by 1950. China has had many customs relating to girls and their roles as future wives and mothers. Traditionally an unmarried girl would wear her hair in two pigtails , and once married, in one. In some cultures, girls' passing through puberty
7605-523: The album range from Janelle Monáe , The xx , to Florence + the Machine . The album had input from producers such as The Neptunes , Tiësto , Timbaland , Rick Nowels , Ryan Tedder and Rodney Jerkins . The first single from The Spirit Indestructible , " Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) ", was released digitally on April 17, 2012 and was sent to North American radio stations on May 1, 2012. The song
7722-452: The album would have a connection to Dallas , Texas , where much of the album was recorded. In 2016, Furtado collaborated with Dev Hynes on the track "Hadron Collider". The track appears on Hynes' album Freetown Sound . In July 2016, Furtado released "Behind Your Back" exclusively on Spotify , describing the song as an "appetiser" for her next album. Following the release, in an interview with CBC Player, Furtado stated that her album
7839-451: The album's sound as punk-hop , described as "modern, poppy, spooky" and as having "a mysterious, after-midnight vibe... extremely visceral". She attributed the youthful sound of the album to the presence of her two-year-old daughter. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, with some citing the "revitalising" effect of Timbaland on Furtado's music, and others calling it "slick, smart and surprising". Loose has become
7956-585: The attention of The Philosopher Kings singer Gerald Eaton , who then approached her to write with him. He and fellow Kings member Brian West helped Furtado produce a demo. She left Toronto, but returned again to record more material with Eaton and West. The material recorded during these sessions was shopped to record companies by her attorney Chris Taylor and led to her 1999 record deal with DreamWorks Records , signed by A&R executive Beth Halper, partner of Garbage drummer and record producer Butch Vig . Furtado's first single, " Party's Just Begun (Again) ",
8073-403: The child is in their teen years. In Roman Catholic communities, Confirmation is considered one of seven sacraments that a Catholic may receive. In many countries, it is traditional for Catholics children to receive another sacrament, First Communion , at the age of seven. The sacrament is usually performed in a church once a year, with children who are of age receive a blessing from a bishop in
8190-541: The children's peer group . In England , studies by the National Literacy Trust have shown girls score consistently higher than boys in all scholastic areas from the ages of 7 through 16, with the most striking differences noted in reading and writing skills. In the United States , historically, girls lagged on standardized tests. In 1996 the average score of 503 for US girls from all races on
8307-570: The community; violence on the way to school, or in and around schools; long distances to schools; vulnerability to the HIV epidemic; school fees, which often lead to parents sending only their sons to school; lack of gender sensitive approaches and materials in classrooms. Sex segregation is the physical, legal, and cultural separation of people according to their biological sex . It is practiced in many societies, especially starting when children attain puberty . In certain circumstances, sex segregation
8424-679: The country's leading channel. Furtado participated in the live DVD recording of the Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo in Madison Square Garden on September 4, 2010. Furtado released Mi Plan Remixes featuring 12 tracks of remixed hits from Mi Plan . This album included the Original Spanglish Version of "Fuerte", her final release from Mi Plan . Furtado made a guest appearance on Canadian singer k-os 's new album Yes! , collaborating alongside Saukrates on
8541-496: The cover of several international editions of Cosmopolitan (Turkey, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia and Hungary). She was voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan in 2002. In October 2023, Furtado appeared in Kim Kardashian 's shapewear brand Skims ' campaign alongside other celebrities, including Kim Cattrall , Lana Condor , Coco Jones and Hari Nef . In September 2003, Furtado gave birth to
8658-725: The definition of the biological female sex , as both males and females can exhibit feminine traits. Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gentleness , empathy , and sensitivity , though traits associated with femininity vary depending on location and context, and are influenced by a variety of social and cultural factors. Gender neutrality describes the idea that policies, language, and other social institutions should avoid distinguishing roles according to people's sex or gender, in order to avoid discrimination arising from rigid gender roles. Unisex refers to things that are considered appropriate for any sex. Campaigns for unisex toys include Let Toys Be Toys . Teenage pregnancy
8775-773: The first day of spring, as Nelly Furtado Day. After the tour, she released her first live DVD/CD named Loose the Concert . On April 1, 2007, Furtado was a performer and host of the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan. She won all five awards for which she was nominated, including Album of the Year and Single of the Year. She also appeared on stage at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1, 2007, where she performed "Say It Right", "Maneater", and "I'm Like
8892-580: The four stages of life. This ceremony was banned by the U.S. government for many decades; after being decriminalized by the Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1978, it has seen a revival. Some coming-of-age ceremonies are religious rituals to recognize a girl's maturity with respect to her understanding of religious beliefs, and her changing role in her religious community. Confirmation is a ceremony common to many Christian denominations for both boys and girls, usually taking place when
9009-591: The greatest hits album, including "Night Is Young", "Girlfriend in the City", and the Lester Mendez produced track, left over from the Loose sessions, "Stars". The album's first single, "Night Is Young", was released on October 12, 2010. Furtado had previously sung two of the new songs: "Girlfriend in the City" and " Night Is Young " at her concert in Warsaw, Poland. Furtado came under fire after 2011 reports from
9126-485: The knowledge passed down orally from mother to daughter. A well-known reference to these important women's skills is in the folk tale Rumpelstiltskin , which dates back to medieval Germany and was collected in written form by the folklorists the Brothers Grimm . The miller's daughter is valued as a potential wife because of her reputation for being able to spin straw into gold. In some parts of China, beginning in
9243-399: The late 19th century. Girls were not entitled to receive a Baccalaureate diploma in France until the reforms of 1924 under education minister Léon Bérard . Schools were segregated in France until the end of World War II. Since then, compulsory education laws have raised the education of girls and young women throughout Europe. In many European countries, girls' education was restricted until
9360-715: The majority. There are gaps in access between different regions and countries and even within countries. Girls account for 60 percent of children out of school in Arab countries and 66 percent of non-attendees in South and West Asia; however, more girls than boys attend schools in many countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, North America and Western Europe. Research has measured the economic cost of this inequality to developing countries: Plan International 's analysis shows that
9477-411: The maturation of their reproductive capabilities, the pre-pubertal, physical differences between boys and girls are the genitalia . Puberty is a process that usually takes place between 10 and 16 years, but these ages differ from person to person. The major landmark of female puberty is menarche , the onset of menstruation , which occurs on average between 12 and 13. According to a 2010 Canadian study,
9594-561: The most successful album of Furtado's career so far, as it reached number one, not only in Canada and the United States, but also several countries worldwide. The album produced her first number-one hit in the United States, " Promiscuous ", as well as her first number-one hit in the United Kingdom, " Maneater ". The single " Say It Right " eventually became Furtado's most successful song worldwide, due to its huge success in Europe and in
9711-456: The outside world. Child labor has a very negative effect on education. Girls either stop their education, or, when they continue it, they are often subjected to a double burden, or a triple burden of work outside the home, housework in the parental home, and schoolwork. This situation is common in places such as parts of Asia and Latin America . The United Nations Convention on the Rights of
9828-703: The practice of dowry is partly responsible for a strong son preference. Another manifestation of son preference is the violence inflicted against mothers who give birth to girls. In India, by 2011, there were 91 girls younger than 6 for every 100 boys. Its 2011 census showed that the ratio of girls to boys under the age of 6 years old has dropped even during the past decade, from 927 girls for every 1000 boys in 2001 to 918 girls for every 1000 boys in 2011. In China, scholars report 794 baby girls for every 1000 baby boys in rural regions. In Azerbaijan , last 20 years of birth data suggests 862 girls were born for every 1000 boys, on average every year. Steven Mosher, president of
9945-487: The practice of bias against girls, through sex-selective abortion , female infanticide , female abandonment , as well as favouring sons with regard to allocating of family resources is well documented in parts of South Asia , East Asia , and the Caucasus . Such practices are a major concern in China, India and Pakistan. In these cultures, the low status of women creates a bias against females. China and India have
10062-468: The printing press and the Reformation made literacy more widespread. One notable exception to the general neglect of girls' literacy is Queen Elizabeth I . In her case, as a child, she was in a precarious position as a possible heir to the throne, and her life was endangered by the political scheming of other powerful members of the court. Following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn , Elizabeth
10179-419: The problems out while boys use "test-taking tricks" such as immediately checking the answers already given in multiple-choice questions. Wolfe said girls are steady and thorough while "boys play this test like a pin-ball machine." Wolfe also said although girls had lower SAT scores they consistently get higher grades than boys across all courses in their first year in college. By 2006 girls were outscoring boys on
10296-689: The reason of this turn down was because she didn't want Playboy on her resume at 22 because it was too much too soon, but that she would probably say yes if asked at age 40. Furtado learned Portuguese up to the age of 12. She studied Spanish in high school and in 2009 estimated that her command of it was fifty to sixty percent. As of March 2017, Furtado has stated that she resides in Toronto and New York City . In an April 2017 interview with DIY magazine, Furtado revealed she had purchased an apartment in New York City. In May 2023, during an interview with Fault magazine, Furtado revealed she had recently been diagnosed with ADHD . In 2007, Furtado hosted
10413-409: The research, all one apparently has to do is tell a woman who has a lifetime of socialization of being poor in math that a math test is gender neutral, and all effects of that socialization go away." Author Judith Harris has said that aside from their genetic contribution, the nurturing provided by parents likely has less long-term influence over their offspring than other environmental aspects such as
10530-736: The same era also topped the charts in the US and overseas. Furtado's critically acclaimed duet with James Morrison , " Broken Strings ", also topped the charts in Europe in 2008. She released her first Spanish-language album, Mi Plan , in 2009, which won her a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album . In 2012, Furtado released her nostalgia-inspired fifth album The Spirit Indestructible . Furtado split with her management and went independent thereafter, releasing her indie-pop sixth album, The Ride , in 2017 under her own label Nelstar Entertainment [ pt ] . Her seventh album, 7 ,
10647-564: The same period. Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado ComIH ( / f ər ˈ t ɑː d oʊ / fər- TAH -doh , European Portuguese: [fuɾˈtaðu] ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted Furtado's musical versatility and experimentation with genres. Furtado first gained fame with her trip hop -inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which
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10881-566: The sexes and the requirement that women cover almost entirely their bodies. The ages from which this practice is enforced vary by community. Such practices are most common in cultures where the concept of family honor is very strong. In cultures where sex segregation is common, the predominant form of education in single sex education . In many parts of the world, girls are at risk of specific forms of violence and abuse, such as sex-selective abortion , female genital mutilation , child marriage , child sexual abuse , honor killings . In parts of
10998-615: The single " Força ", the official anthem of the UEFA Euro 2004 . Furtado performed the song in Lisbon in the final of the tournament , in which Portugal's national team played. The lead single released was " Powerless (Say What You Want) " and the second single was the ballad " Try ". The album was not as successful as her debut, partly due to the album's less "poppy" sound, as well as underpromotion from her label DreamWorks Records. DreamWorks had just been sold to Universal Music Group at
11115-479: The song "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman", released in early July 2009. Nelly Furtado also made a guest appearance on Tiësto 's single " Who Wants to Be Alone " on his new album Kaleidoscope . Furtado sang in a duet with Bryan Adams at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games . The song was called "Bang the Drum" released on EMI album Sounds Of Vancouver 2010 (a commemorative album). Furtado
11232-612: The song "Scared of You" are in Portuguese, while "Onde Estás" is entirely in Portuguese, reflecting Furtado's Portuguese heritage. Following the release of the album, Furtado headlined the "Burn in the Spotlight Tour" and also appeared on Moby 's Area:One tour. In 2002, Furtado appeared on the song "Thin Line", on underground hip hop group Jurassic 5 's album Power in Numbers . The same year, Furtado provided her vocals to
11349-416: The time of the album's release. Eventually in 2005, DreamWorks Records, along with many of its artists, including Furtado, were absorbed into Geffen Records . "Powerless (Say What You Want)" was later remixed into a Spanish version called "Abre Tu Corazón", featuring Juanes, who had previously worked with Furtado on his track "Fotografía". The two would collaborate again on " Te Busqué " ( I Searched for You ),
11466-473: The transition from childhood to womanhood . While completely secular in nature, a girl’s first bra is sometimes seen as an important next step in her life. Unlike many more traditional coming of age customs, the event has no set date in a girl’s life and can occur when she is a teenager and in other times can occur when she is a preteen. In many ancient societies, girls' upbringing had much to do with preparing them to be future wives. In many cultures, it
11583-424: The variation of age in which menstruation begins had a "statistically significant" relation to where the child was living, household income, and family type. Biological sex interacts with environment in ways not fully understood. Identical twin girls separated at birth and reunited decades later have shown both startling similarities and differences. In 2005, professor Kim Wallen of Emory University noted, "I think
11700-457: The verbal portion of the United States' nationwide SAT exam by 11 points. A 2005 University of Chicago study showed that a majority presence of girls in the classroom tends to enhance the academic performance of boys. In many parts of the world, girls face significant obstacles to accessing proper education. These obstacles include: early and forced marriages ; early pregnancy ; prejudice based on gender stereotypes at home, at school and in
11817-501: The victims of rape , are at risk of honor killing by their families. Girls' health suffers in cultures where girls are valued less than boys, and families allocate most resources to boys. A major threat to girls' health is early marriage, which often leads to early pregnancy . Girls forced into child marriage often become pregnant quickly after marriage, increasing their risk of complications and maternal mortality . Such complications resulting from pregnancy and birth at young ages are
11934-546: The world, especially in East Asia , South Asia and some Western countries' girls are sometimes seen as unwanted; in some cases, girls are selectively aborted, abused, mistreated or abandoned by their parents or relatives. In China, boys exceed girls by more than 30 million, suggesting over a million excess boys are born every year than expected for normal human sex ratio at birth. In India, scholars estimate from boy to girl ratio at birth that sex-selective abortions cause
12051-454: The world, especially in Africa, South Asia, Southeast and East Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Oceania. The ten countries with the highest rates of child marriage are: Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Bangladesh, Guinea, Mozambique, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Malawi. Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses
12168-488: Was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , " I'm Like a Bird " and " Turn Off the Light ". The former won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . Furtado's introspective folk-heavy 2003 second album, Folklore , explored her Portuguese roots. Its singles received moderate success in Europe, but the album's underperformance compared to her debut
12285-571: Was also critically acclaimed for her innovative mixture of various genres and sounds. Slant Magazine called the album "a delightful and refreshing antidote to the army of 'pop princesses' and rap-metal bands that had taken over popular music at the turn of the millennium". The sound of the album was strongly influenced by musicians who had traversed cultures and "the challenge of making heartfelt, emotional music that's upbeat and hopeful". According to Maclean's magazine, Whoa, Nelly! had sold six million copies worldwide as of August 2006. Portions of
12402-682: Was commercially successful in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, but underperformed in other territories. The second single and title track performed well in Germany and Slovakia and charted in Japan, peaking at number 79 on the Hot 100. Other singles, " Parking Lot " and " Waiting for the Night ", charted in Canada and several European territories. Furtado continued to collaborate with hip-hop producer Salaam Remi , who previously worked on
12519-609: Was considered illegitimate. Her education was for the most part ignored by Henry VIII . Henry VIII 's widow, Catherine Parr , took an interest in the high intelligence of Elizabeth, and supported the decision to provide her with an impressive education after Henry's death, starting when Elizabeth was 9. Elizabeth received an education equal to that of a prominent male aristocrat; she was educated in Latin, Greek, Spanish, French, philosophy, history, mathematics and music. It has been argued that Elizabeth's education helped her grow up to become
12636-652: Was featured in a new song by N.E.R.D called " Hot-n-Fun ". She also participated in the Young Artists for Haiti song, in which many Canadian artists came together and sang K'naan 's song " Wavin' Flag " to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Furtado was honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in October 2010. Furtado released her first greatest hits album titled The Best of Nelly Furtado on November 16, 2010. Three new songs were included on
12753-612: Was not the norm for women to be economically independent. Thus, where a girl's future well-being depended upon marrying her to a man who was economically self-sufficient, it was crucial to prepare her to meet whatever qualities or skills were popularly expected of wives. In cultures ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth-century United States, girls were taught essential domestic skills including sewing, cooking, gardening and basic hygiene, and medical care such as preparing balms and salves , and in some cases midwifery . These skills were passed orally from generation to generation, with
12870-513: Was regarded as a sophomore slump . Furtado's third album, Loose (2006), was a smash hit and became her bestselling album, with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, also making it one of the bestselling albums of the 2000s. Considered a radical image reinvention, the album spawned four successful number-one singles worldwide: " Promiscuous " (featuring Timbaland ), " Maneater ", " Say It Right ", and " All Good Things (Come to an End) ". Her 2007 feature on Timbaland 's " Give It to Me " in
12987-726: Was released as the first single from his extended play More Beautiful than Silence . The song topped the charts in New Zealand and was successful in European territories as well as her native Canada. It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 . The Spirit Indestructible was released in September 2012. Furtado previously proclaimed that the album was most like her 2000 debut Whoa, Nelly! , but containing elements from urban , alternative , and reggae . The influences for
13104-401: Was released on 20 September 2024. She has won many awards throughout her career, including one Grammy Award from seven nominations, one Latin Grammy Award , ten Juno Awards , one BRIT Award , one Billboard Music Award , one MTV Europe Music Award , one World Music Award , and three Much Music Video Awards . Furtado has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame , and was awarded Commander of
13221-511: Was released on July 12, 2024. In summer 2024, she appeared at numerous music festivals, including Mighty Hoopla and Isle of MTV . Furtado's seventh studio album, 7 , was released on September 20, 2024. Furtado has appeared on the cover of numerous international lifestyle and fashion magazines , including Canada's Flare and Elle ; Russia's Elle Girl ; Hungary's Shape ; Portugal's Vogue ; Germany's Maxim ; and US' Teen People , Vanidades and YM . She has appeared on
13338-533: Was released on March 28, 2024, on streaming and digital download platforms. According to Juanes, the song will be included on Furtado's upcoming seventh studio album. As of March 2024, in an interview on Euphoria Magazine, Furtado revealed she recorded over 200 songs and the cover art for her upcoming seventh studio album will be shot during April 2024 and lead single would be released in May 2024. She also confirmed club bangers would be expected on her new material, as well as ballads. She also confirmed her new material
13455-628: Was released that year on the soundtrack album for Brokedown Palace (1999). Furtado continued the collaboration with Eaton and West, who co-produced her debut album, Whoa, Nelly! , which was released in October 2000. The album was an international success, supported by three international singles: " I'm Like a Bird ", " Turn Off the Light ", and " ...On the Radio (Remember the Days) ". It received four Grammy nominations in 2002, and her debut single won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . Furtado's work
13572-542: Was released to SoundCloud on November 8, 2016, with the release accompanied by a short teaser video of the album on YouTube . The cover song "Sticks & Stones" from her album was re-made by Metro with newly recorded vocals by Furtado in May 2018. It later reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The official remixes include StoneBridge , Bimbo Jones, Manuel Riva & Cristian Poow . In October 2020, Furtado celebrated
13689-433: Was when she sang a duet with her mother at a church on Portugal Day . She began playing musical instruments at the age of nine, learning the trombone , ukulele and, in later years, the guitar and keyboards. At the age of 12, she began writing songs, and as a teenager, she performed in a Portuguese marching band . Furtado has acknowledged her family as the source of her strong work ethic; she spent eight summers working as
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