These Indian girls are playing their part in making the world a better place On National Girl Child Day, we celebrate these girls who are trying to make the world a better place and prove that they can achieve anything 0 claps Share on In 2008, the Ministry of Women and Child Development announced that January 24 would be marked as National Girl Child Day across the country. While girls have proven their mettle in every sphere, many are denied opportunities; most are still killed in the womb or at birth. Despite consistently outperforming boys in school examinations, many are denied higher education and are forced into marriages. Those that do enter the workforce often face discrimination because of a skewed perception of what a woman’s priorities should be.