Women's Leadership

Girls Incorporated

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120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-3902
Ph. (212) 509-2000
Fx. (212) 509-8708
http://www.girlsinc.org
communications@girlsinc.org


Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With roots dating to 1864, Girls Inc has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives.

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Joyce M. Roché, President and Chief Executive Officer Ad Interim

Judy Vredenburgh, President and Chief Executive Officer

Carol S. Duncan, Girls Inc. Region III Professional Representative, Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell

Susan Fedell, Girls Inc. Region II Professional Representative, Executive Director, Youth & Family Services

Stephanie Malone, Girls Inc. Region IV Professional Representative, Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Huntsville

Lucy Santana, Girls Inc. Region I Professional Representative, Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Orange County

Cheryl Messer, Manager Media Relations
Ph. (212) 509-2000 x237
E-mail: cmesser@girlsinc.org


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Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Projects & Campaigns

Act now to ensure equal opportunity in sports!
Currently, girls receive 1.25 million fewer opportunities to play high school sports than boys. It is difficult for advocates to promote fairness in high school athletic programs because high schools are not required to report any data of their athletics programs to the public. Urge your legislators to support the High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2009.

 

In July 2009, Girls Inc. Chief Operating Officer Dr. Marcia Brumit Kropf testified at a Congressional hearing held by the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, a part of the Committee on Science and Technology. The hearing focused on examining current research findings, best practices, and the role of federal agencies in increasing the interest of girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in primary and secondary school.

 

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Programs:

About Programs
 
Girls Incorporated is a national research, education, and direct advocacy organization that inspires girls to be strong, smart, and bold(sm). Programs based on research gathered at the Girls Inc. National Resource Center encourage girls ages 6 to 18 to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Programs are offered through a network of 1,000 sites nationwide and are facilitated by trained professional staff.
 
Operation SMART builds girls' skills and interest in science, math, and technology. Hands-on activities give girls the opportunity to explore, ask questions, and solve problems.
 
Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy helps girls identify ways and reasons to avoid early pregnancy. The program fosters girls' communication skills, provides basic health education, and encourages girls to plan for the future through four age-appropriate components: Growing Together, Will Power/Won't Power, Taking Care of Business, and Health Bridge.
 
Girls Re-Cast TV teaches girls to analyze what they see and hear on television, film, and video. Girls learn to advocate for images they would like to see while gaining exposure to a range of entertainment careers.
 
Friendly PEERsuasion puts teenage girls in charge of helping younger girls avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by teaching healthy ways to confront peer pressure and manage stress.
 
Discovery partners girls and women in community-action projects chosen by the girls, building leadership skills and creating lasting change.
 
Project Bold promotes girls' awareness of their physical safety and boundaries. Girls develop techniques for self-defense and violence prevention.
 
For more information, please contact us

 

Reports & Resources

Girls Inc. 2008. Girls Inc. Annual Report 2008.

www.girlsinc.org/downloads/GirlsIncAnnualReportFY08.pdf

Girls Inc. 2000. Taking the Lead: Girls' Rights in the 21st Century. 

Girls  Inc. 1996. Prevention and Parity: Girls in Juvenile Justice.

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Girls Incorporated Lucile Miller Wright Scholars Program

 
The Scholars Program was created in 1992 when Lucile Miller Wright, a long-time supporter of Girls Incorporated, made a bequest from her estate to fund scholarships expressly for young women members.
 
Since 1993, Girls Inc. has awarded $2.58 million in scholarships to 413 high school women. Multiple scholarships ($2,500 and $15,000) are awarded each year and may be applied to tuition and expenses at any accredited 2- or 4-year college or university. This is a private scholarship, open only to young women who are in the 11th or 12th grade and who are members of a Girls Incorporated affiliate.
 
The purpose of the Scholars Program is to make post-secondary education more accessible by offsetting the financial costs. Our goal is to inspire members to succeed in school and to consider a broad range of career possibilities.
 

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Center for American Women & Politics

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191 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8557
Ph. (732) 932-9384
Fx. (732) 932-6778
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
cawp@rci.rutgers.edu


The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.

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Debbie Walsh, Director
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 227
E-mail: walsh@rci.rutgers.edu

Susan J. Carroll, Senior Scholar
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 235
E-mail: scarroll@rci.rutgers.edu

Katherine Kleeman, Senior Communications Officer
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 231
E-mail: kleeman@rci.rutgers.edu

Gilda Morales, Project Manager, Information Services
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 264
E-mail: gilda.morales@rutgers.edu

Susan Nemeth, Director of Development
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 229
E-mail: gsnemeth@rci.rutgers.edu

Sasha Patterson, Program Manager, NEW Leadership
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 248
E-mail: sashap@rci.rutgers.edu

Jean Sinzdak, Program Manager, Program for Women Public Officials
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 260
E-mail: sinzdak@rci.rutgers.edu

Jessica Rowan, Administrative Assistant
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 224
E-mail: jrowan@rutgers.edu


Areas of Expertise:

Awareness & Education, Disparities, Higher Education, Leadership in Government, Politics, and Business, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Communications, Culture & Society, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Reports & Resources

Carroll, Susan J. and Richard L. Fox, Ed. 2009. Gender and Elections. Cambridge University Press.

Book chapter by Carroll, Susan J. 2008. Voting the Gender Gap, Ed. Lois Duke Whitaker.
University of Illinois Press.

Book chapter by Sanbonmatsu, Kira. 2008. Political Women and American Democracy, Eds. Christina Wolbrecht, Karen Beckwith, and Lisa Baldez. Cambridge University Press.

Sanbonmatsu, Kira, and Kathleen Dolan. 2008. Do Gender Stereotypes Transcend Party? Political Research Quarterly.  

Dolan, Kathleen, and Kira  Sanbonmatsu. 2008. Gender Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender Balance in Government.  
American Politics Research.

Book chapter by Mandel, Ruth B. 2007. Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change, Eds. Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode. Jossey-Bass J-B Warren Bennis Series.

CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics 

http://www.press.umich.edu/polisci/index.jsp
 

 

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The NEW Leadership summer institute is an intensive residential program which educates college women about politics and policy making and inspires them to get involved in the political process. During the six day program students meet with women in a variety of roles in the public sphere, learn about women’s political participation, explore ideas about leadership and politics, and participate in hands-on skills building exercises.

To learn more visit:  http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/education_training/NEWLeadership/newleadership_about.php

 


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Program on the Status of Education and Women (PSEW)

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1818 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph. (202) 387-3760
Fx. (202) 265-9532
http://www.aacu.org/psew/
musil@aacu.org
campbell@aacu.org

For nearly four decades, PSEW has provided support to women faculty, administrators, and students in higher education through its programs and publications. PSEW's current priorities include improving curricula and campus climates, promoting women's leadership, and disseminating new research on women and gender. Many PSEW networks, publications, and resources are available to anyone interested in the status of women in higher education, regardless of AAC&U membership status.

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Caryn McTighe Musil, Project Director
Ph. (202) 387-3760 x426
E-mail: musil@aacu.org

Kathryn Peltier Campbell, Editor
Ph. (202) 387-3760 x403
E-mail: campbell@aacu.org

Areas of Expertise:

Advancing Women's Leadership, Educational Leadership of Women & People of Color, Leadership in Education, Higher Education, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Education & Education Reform, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Campus Women Lead 

Campus Women Lead (CWL) is an alliance promoting a multicultural women-led agenda for the sustained transformation of higher education for the twenty-first century. An affiliate of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, CWL advances women’s inclusive leadership for excellence through workshops, publications, and a community listserv. CWL includes leaders across all campus levels and divisions, within research centers, and from non-governmental organizations.

 

 

 

 

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On Campus With Women

On Campus with Women (OCWW), sponsored by AAC&U's Program on the Status and Education of Women, provides readers with the most up-to-date information on women in higher education. It focuses on women's leadership, the campus climate, curriculum and pedagogy, and new research and data on women.

A Measure of Equity: Women's Progress in Higher Education 

A Measure of Equity presents a comprehensive overview of data on women’s status in higher education. It documents areas of progress and identifies needed action to move even further down the path toward equity for women in higher education. The research examines women’s access to college, areas of study in undergraduate and post-graduate work, and women’s status as faculty, administrators, and college presidents.

Women of Color in the Academy Series

These papers explore what it means to be a woman and a minority in academe, describing the unique problems and biases these women face. Each paper also recommends resources to help institutions be more supportive.

 

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Women's Leadership Project for Inclusive Excellence Workshops

Led by talented facilitators who are attentive to the needs of host institutions, these workshops encourage participants to analyze and recognize the interconnectedness of self, others, and institutional structures as an essential component of building and sustaining multicultural alliances. The workshops also guide participants as they identify the cultural resources that are integral to effective leadership and develop innovative strategies for building inclusive institutions.

 


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Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History, Stephanie Y. Evans (2008)

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Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History, Stephanie Y. Evans (2008), chronicles Black women's struggle for access to higher education. http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=evansf06

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http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=evansf06
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Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research

National Council of Women's Organizations

Contact

714 "G" Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Ph. (202) 293-4505
Fx. (202) 293-4507
http://www.womensorganizations.org
ncwo@ncwo-online.org
eanderson@ncwo-online.org

The National Council of Women’s Organizations is the leading coalition that makes fighting for women’s rights more effective by working together.  Every day, NCWO highlights and promotes the diverse work of our more than 200 member organizations representing 11 million women through our list serve, briefings, conferences and policy work. 

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Elizabeth Anderson, Program Director
E-mail: eanderson@ncwo-online.org

Areas of Expertise:

Access & Disparities, Advancing Women's Leadership, Human Rights & Security, Women's Networks, Economic Development & Security, Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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The Church Ladies Project

NCWO and the National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) established the Church Ladies Project as a strategic program of African American women in religious auxiliaries and professional organizations to conduct electoral engagement including voter registration, turnout, and education linking issues to the vote. NCWO, NCBW and affiliate organizations will bring together Black women from all sectors, regions, and demographic backgrounds to provide information and resource tools to take electoral action. The Church Ladies project works with partner organizations having a membership pool of approximately 2.4 million Black women. 

 

The Women's Equality Summit and Congressional Action Day bring together hundreds of women leaders and their allies in the nation's capital for a day of training sessions and face-to-face meetings with Members of Congress.

 

New Faces, More Voices is a summer leadership training institute offered to interns from our member organizations.  The leadership training program covers a variety of topics including advocacy and coalition building, networking, and lobbying skills.  Participants are also given background on the women's movement from the leaders who've paved the way.  To learn more about New Faces, More Voices and how to apply to next years program click here.

 

Task Forces

NCWO’s Task Forces bring together the leading women’s experts for strategy and policy discussions concerning:

 
•Younger Women, which continues to expand with 11 chapters and 4,000 members around the country under the leadership of National Director, Shannon Lynberg;
 
• Domestic Priorities, which meets monthly and has four upcoming Congressional Briefings on various timely issues of importance to women;

• Global Issues, which is working with Ambassadors and Embassies from around the world on promoting women’s issues;

• Corporate Accountability, and its “Women on Wall Street” project, which recently won a major class action suit under the leadership of Martha Burk;

• Older Women and Economic Security (OWES), which is actively working to protect Social Security from privatization and other issues;

• ERA, which is now focused on the new Women’s Equality Amendment;

• Women’s Health, which exists to help support the work that NCWO member organizations are doing to advance women’s health, as well as to promote NCWO’s health care policy agenda;
 
• Media and Technology, our newest Task Force, which led the charge during the Don Imus scandal and continues to work on racism and sexism in the media and new technologies.
 
 

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NCWO: Summer 2010 Program Internship

  • Attending hearings, briefings, and conferences on progressive issues
  • Managing the Membership Database
  • Assisting with conference and event planning
  • Conducting research on new legislation pertaining to women’s issues
  • Assist with NCWO newsletter
  • Administrative assistance as needed

This is an unpaid internship, but can be performed for college credit. 

Application Deadline: May 15, 2010


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