When I was a young girl, nothing annoyed me more than being told I could not do something because I was a girl. I remember, as if it was yesterday,that after giving my Bat Mitzvah speech, my aunt came up to me and said “ You spoke so beautifully and intelligently, just like a boy.” I was furious. To me, this was not a compliment!  I now know that she meant well and, to her, this was a genuine compliment and expression of love. In the last couple of years, we have seen more and more ad campaigns  attempting to…