It's something you learn, which is why a critique of how it is applied is more girl friendly than it might seem.
What do girls learn about who they should be from Lego kits with beauty parlors or the flood of "girl friendly" science kits that run the gamut from "beauty spa lab" to "perfume factory"?
Because when you look at the girl friendly toilets and the issue of menstrual hygiene, that means this needs to be supported by the school development committees and the school head.
"It was a nicely written kid show for 12-year-old kids, mostly girl friendly.
These approaches include developing learning spaces that are not only child friendly, but also girl friendly.
In Mauritania, a "girl friendly" model school has been developed in villages in Guidimagha, a rural region with the lowest girls' enrolment rates in the country.
The funds will be used by the Ministry of education to ensure that the pupils benefit from a "Child friendly and girl friendly school", specifically with adequate equipment, manuals, safe water supply and appropriate latrines, and improved teachers' skills.
The Education Ministry is committed to increasing the number of female Head Teachers as this will result in more girl friendly schools, will encourage girls to enrol and complete their primary education and attract more women into teaching.
Girl friendly schools also are being promoted by directly supporting school systems and strengthening the capacity of teachers and education officials at regional and woreda levels on gender related issues.
She said as a headteacher she would concentrate on improving student learning, teachers' performance, school attendance of both children and teachers, create a girl friendly environment, motivate teachers, monitor curriculum implementation and promote quality education.
The Japanese funds will be used to promote good health and environmental protection by providing child friendly –and especially "girl friendly"- water and sanitation facilities, life skills-based health, nutrition and environmental education, involving students in a self-assessment of their environment affected by climate change and in self help actions to remedy these impacts.
