Tag: Girl Power

Google’s Terysa Ridgeway Is Looking To Increase Representation For Black Girls In STEM Careers

Ball State University recently performed a study where they learned that robots would perform low-skilled jobs replacing human manual labor. In 2021, there were almost 10 million professionals in STEM careers, and according the U.S. Department of Labor, the industry will increase by 11 percent by 2031. Meanwhile, in April of 2021, Pew Research Center […]

First Ever Girl Power Cycle Rally Despite Opposition

In a huge, historic, first women took to the streets in a cycle rally, in the conservative tribal district of Khyber in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Prior to the rally was a training camp held in Landi Kotal Tehsil of district Khyber on December 8th and 9th. Both the event itself and the training for the […]

DeKalb County Commission Awards to Girl Power Organizations and Others

The DeKalb (Illinois) County Community Foundation recently awarded $162,250 in grants this fall to 25 local nonprofit and community organizations. The grants are given every year during the fall and spring to eligible organizations located around DeKalb County. The grants are given to several areas including, arts and culture, education, community development, environment and animal […]

Houston Texans and Partners Give $400,000 to 15 local Nonprofits Including She Is A CEO and Black Girls Do Engineer

The Houston Texans, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages and Ashley all awarded $400,000 through the Inspire Change Grant Fund to 15 local nonprofits including She Is A CEO and Black Girls Do Engineer. The recipients celebrated at reception at NRG Stadium today with Texans president Greg Grissom, Vice President of the Texans Foundation Hannah McNair, Texans […]

New Teaser for Savannah Guthrie’s New Animated Series, ‘Princess Power’

Savannah Guthrie recently visited “The Drew Barrymore Show” to debut the first teaser trailer for her new show, “Princess Power,” that is set to air on Netflix. The animated series gets its base from Savannah’s bestselling children’s book, “Princesses Wear Pants,” that was co-authored by Allison Oppenheim, a parent educator and NBC News president Noah […]

WNBA Received Top Grades for Racial and Gender Hiring

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The WNBA sets a powerful standard for inclusive representation across the organization when it comes to players, coaches, staff, and administration. This year, the WNBA added a package of new diversity and inclusion and social justice initiates. Some of the WNBA’s biggest improvements came in the percentage of women head coaches which increased by 16.6 […]

High school Girls are Empowered to Pursue Political Jobs Via Roundtable Event

Girls in Western New York high schools received an opportunity to have a one on one conversation with political leaders on Tuesday at the Buffalo History Museum. The event gave teens a chance to ask question about being involved in politics and civic engagement. Karen King, Executive Director of the Erie Co. Commission on Women […]

Onewin Basketball Foundation, GSMP Wraps Up 2022 Girls’ Camp

The clinic that was organized by Onewin Basketball Foundation and the Global Sports Mentoring Programme (GSMP) has wrapped up. Speaking at the closing ceremony for the two month long camp during the weekend in Kaduna, the founder and CEO, Coach Christiana Nnorom Mark, stated the Onewin Basketball Foundation programme tagged “SHE CAN” was for the […]