This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living
This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living

Megan Burns

‘Father’s Day, to me, is a lot like being single on Valentine’s Day’
‘Father’s Day, to me, is a lot like being single on Valentine’s Day’

Sarah Gill

Page Turners: ‘Thirst Trap’ author Gráinne O’Hare
Page Turners: ‘Thirst Trap’ author Gráinne O’Hare

Sarah Gill

Social photos from our Beyond the Awards: Stories of Success and Impact event
Social photos from our Beyond the Awards: Stories of Success and Impact event

Sarah Gill

Here are the interiors trends we’ll all be searching this summer (and how to shop them)
Here are the interiors trends we’ll all be searching this summer (and how to shop...

Megan Burns

‘Virtually everyone experiences imposter syndrome, from interns to C-suite executives’
‘Virtually everyone experiences imposter syndrome, from interns to C-suite executives’

Megan Burns

The best events happening around Ireland this weekend
The best events happening around Ireland this weekend

Sarah Gill

In Her Shoes: Silvana Landa McAdam of LANDA
In Her Shoes: Silvana Landa McAdam of LANDA

IMAGE

Conductor Orla Flanagan: ‘This concert explores human existence in different spheres’
Conductor Orla Flanagan: ‘This concert explores human existence in different spheres’

Sarah Gill

This 1970s Galway semi-d has been refreshed and revived
This 1970s Galway semi-d has been refreshed and revived

Nathalie Marquez Courtney

Image / Editorial

Michelle Obama: No Boy Is Cute Enough To Stop You From Getting An Education


By IMAGE
02nd Oct 2015
Michelle Obama: No Boy Is Cute Enough To Stop You From Getting An Education

FLOTUS, Michelle Obama has some sterling, no-bullsh*t advice for young women (and young men). We only wish Lauren Conrad could have received this pearl of wisdom when she decided to stay in Malibu with Jason (shout out to all The Hills fans) and not go to Paris.

Instead of getting caught up in the haze of some cute guy who you’re hoping will add you on Snapchat, ‘compete with the boys’, she said, candidly, at a Glamour event in Harlem for which she was their esteemed guest. The event was called “The Power of an Educated Girl.”

Shooting from the hip, Michelle didn’t beat around the bush when it came to these young women. “Compete with the boys,” she told them.”Beat the boys.”

“There is no boy, at this age, cute enough or interesting enough to stop you from getting an education. If I had worried about who liked me and who thought I was cute when I was your age, I wouldn’t be married to the president of the United States.?

Watch her full speech here and spread the word. It’s incredibly easy for young girls to see more value in their dating life than their homework, and it’s hard for them to see this far down the line – at 16, we thought we had it all figured out, right? – But boy, will it be worth it. That’s not to say you can’t have a little fun along the way, but our education should never be compromised.