Hoboken Local Featured In #ThisLittleGirlIsMe Campaign

Sabrina Browne, a local Hoboken resident and menstrual equality advocate is featured in the #ThisLittleGirlIsMe global campaign that is sparking conversation on social media.

To mark International Day of the Girl 2021, Inspiring Girls International launched the new campaign to make women role models easily accessible to girls through social media. The goal of the campaign is for women worldwide to share photos of their younger selves with their personal stories to show girls that they can achieve their dreams and overcome life’s challenges.

After her mother’s passing when she was in middle school, Browne would go on to excel in her high school courses only for doctors to discover a brain aneurysm, she shared on LinkedIn. “#ThisLittleGirlIsMe would discover in high school that I had a brain aneurysm and would require major surgery,” said Browne. “Worldwide, there are nearly 500,000 deaths each year caused by brain aneurysms. Doctors warned I could have impaired speech, mobility, and lifelong complications. Luckily, I survived.”

Browne, who is a prominent leader in the public relations industry, sought to give people a full picture of her career journey beyond what they see on social media platforms.

Currently, a Vice President at the world’s third-largest communications agency, Browne delivers strategic communications counsel to Fortune 500 companies across sectors. “I can understand how people look at my LinkedIn and assume my life is perfect, but I have had to overcome many hurdles to get to where I am today,” she said. “It was important for me to share the harder parts of my story with the #ThisLittleGirlIsMe campaign to show young girls they can overcome anything and remind them that their future is bright.”

Research from The Female Lead shows that 93% of girls felt they had higher personal and career aspirations after following inspirational women figures on social media. As a result, Inspiring Girls’ campaign aims to provide girls with thousands of women from diverse backgrounds to follow and to be inspired by.

Other women who shared their stories with Inspiring Girls include influential voices with global recognition such as Melinda Gates, Tory Burch and Sheryl Sandberg among others.
To learn more about the campaign, visit Inspiring Girls website and follow the hashtag #ThisLittleGirlIsMe to see other leaders featured.