Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Gender

Engineered by Women, for Girls

Mon, 08 May 2006 13:56:47 -0500

The dearth of women—especially minority women from low-income families—in the fields of engineering, science and technology is long-standing, and hard to solve. A tightly-focused summer program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology is trying to make a difference, girl by girl.

Webcast Tackles IT Gender Gap

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:44:15 -0500

To engage girls in the study of science and technology, educators need to convey the right message about the roles these fields play in society and the skills they require--and they also need to provide more hands-on activities that have some social value.

Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:37:49 -0500

The mission of this organization is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service they they may become happy and resourceful citizens.

Brave New Girls

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:35:19 -0500

"What can you do to stay strong in a world that isn't always girl-friendly?" asks Jeanette Gadeberg, author of Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy, & Happy. Acknowledging the difficult realities of being a pre-adolescent girl in today's world, full of pressures from peers, the media, family, and self, this guide offers frank discussions of these issues and practical suggestions for trusting oneself and staying strong.

Dads and Daughters

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:22:53 -0500

Dads and Daughters inspires fathers to actively and deeply engage in the lives of their daughters, and galvanizes fathers and others to transform the pervasive cultural messages that devalue girls and women.

The Math/Science Network

Tue, 24 May 2005 12:48:48 -0500

The Math/Science Network, a non-profit organization composed of educators, scientists, mathematicians, parents, students, community leaders, and government and corporate representatives, pursues as its mission the promotion of the continuing development in mathematics and science of all people, with particular emphasis on the needs of women and girls. Our primary goal is to increase the participation, retention, and advancement of girls and women in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.

Girls Incorporated

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:20:38 -0500

Girls Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls through research-based programs and public education efforts that empower girls to understand, value, and assert their rights.

No Time to be Sick

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 07:33:51 -0600

The Institute for Women's Policy Research reports that nearly half of all workers in the private sector get no paid sick time, and employers are reducing their paid sick time programs. Over 59 million workers have no sick leave. Only about one in every ten low-wage workers is allowed to use paid sick leave to stay home with sick children (11 percent), while more than four in every ten workers in the top wage quartile enjoy this benefit (43 percent).

Girls Go Tech

Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:49:21 -0600

Women represent 46 percent of the total workforce, but only 25 percent of the IT workforce, and just 10 percent of the nation's top technology jobs. Girl Scouts is working to educate the public and policymakers on what it takes to keep the doors open to science and technology careers for girls, who typically lose interest in science and math by age 12.

Women and Housing: A Status Report

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 20:51:16 -0600

Despite improvements in the wage gap, women's wages barely cover housing and other necessary family expenses -- even toward the middle of the income spectrum, according to the McAuley Institute. More than one in four mother-headed families live in overcrowded or severely substandard housing, or pay over a half of their incomes for housing. Children in families receiving housing vouchers increase their academic performance significantly.

Of Books and Boys

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:24:24 -0500

It might come as a surprise that a guy who wrote a book called Summer Reading is Killing Me is really worried about what boys aren't reading. Author Jon Scieszka is so alarmed by studies that show that boys lag behind in reading that he started a literary initiative for boys called GUYS READ. Andrea Grazzini Walstrom has more on his effort.

See What Girls Can Do

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:06:26 -0600

Expect the best from a girl, and that's what you'll get. Connect for Kids' Girls topic page offers information to help adults encourage girls to get active, get involved and grow into healthy young women.

Engineer Girl

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:53:17 -0500

This site, developed by the National Academy of Engineering and an advisory board of girls from across the United States and Canada, highlights opportunities in engineering—especially for women and girls.

Nearly A Failing Grade: A Report Card on the Health Status of Women and Girls in California

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:47:37 -0600

The Women's Foundation report card on the status of women and girls in California grades the progress and regression of California's women across five broad areas: economic justice, politics, education, immigration and corrections, in the past 20 years.

Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can: Latinas in School

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:29:44 -0500

Higher dropout rates indicate that America's schools are not meeting the educational needs of America's fastest-growing female minority population—Latinas&3151;according to a report released by t