I love Amy Poehler.  I think she’s one of the smartest, wittiest female comedians around today; whether she’s on SNL, making movies with Tina Fey, or making guest appearances on Arrested Development, I’m always impressed how she makes the scene her own and proves that women can not only be both smart and pretty, but also smart, pretty, and funny!

(Speaking of Arrested Development, I only recently learned the Amy Pohler is married to Will Arnett-who plays “Gob” on Arrested Development and makes frequent cameos on 30 Rock).

Anyway, Amy Poehler can add a new credit to her resume: Smart Girls at the Party.

Smart Girls at the Party is a new web TV series where Amy Poehler chats it up with impressive girls who have bold ideas for their futures. I am in love with this video of Ruby, a “7 and three quarters year old” who loves writing, drawing, skateboarding… and feminism!  She shows Amy Poehler a book about feminism that she “presentated” to her kindergarten class last year and explains that “boys and girls are of equal value.”  She talks about how her mom is single and how it’s a sign of feminism’s successes that a single woman can raise a happy daughter and work!  Not only are the guests on Smart Girls at the Party cute as buttons, but they are so impressive and insightful.  And they’re seven.

The idea of “extraordinary girls who are changing the world by being themselves”–the tagline of “Smart Girls at the Party” is completely revolutionary.  And it has a TON in common with what I talk about in my book, Supergirls Speak Out.  If girls were comfortable being themselves, finding their individuality, and making time for their passions, we wouldn’t have lethally-perfectionistic girls!  The rise of Supergirls happened because of a snowball effect; a few girls appeared “effortlessly perfect” and got attention for it, so other girls modeled themselves after these perfect girls and tried to appear effortlessly perfect, and more and more girls became Supergirls because that was the norm!  But what if the norm was believing in yourself, liking yourself, and being effortlessly unique?!  The girls on Smart Girls at the Party are doing it, and it’s giving me hope for the next generation of teenagers.

Anyway, hats off to Amy Poehler!  And be sure to check out the Smart Girls at the Party blog!