9/23 The State of the Girls: Unfinished Business Forum
<p> The State of the Girls: Unfinished Business Forum<br /> A forum to educate the public on key issues and major trends affecting young girls’ education, leadership, and emotional development in the United States today.<br /> <br /> Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 7-8:30 pm<br /> Old Dominion University, Portsmouth / Virginia Beach Room, 2006 Webb Center, Norfolk, VA 23529<br /> Light refreshments will be provided</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Facts:</strong></p> <p> Education: although women outnumber men in college and make up a growing share of the labor force, women still earn 77 cents for every man’s dollar earned. A large portion of this is due to women being underrepresented in higher-paying positions, especially in science and engineering and top managerial jobs.</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Leadership:</strong> Girls cite social barriers to leadership aspirations, such as not wanting to be laughed at, fear of speaking in front of others, and shyness. Girls are also well aware of gender barriers and stereotypes in the workplace.</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Why?</strong> This work is motivated by the desire to ensure that every girl has the opportunity to become a healthy and productive woman who can be a leader in own life and in the world at large. We home the findings will be used to drive policy and program decisions and that non-profit organizations, government, and industry will connect what we know about how girls are faring to the resources that will best support them and their families.</p> <p> </p> <p> Theveline Felix – ODU Senior Communications Student, Host<br /> Barbara Hamm-Lee – Journalist/Broadcaster, Facilitator<br /> LaWanza Lett-Brewington – Director of ODU’s Women’s Center, Panelist<br /> Lynn Waltz, MFA – Director of ODU Peninsula Center, Panelist</p> <p> </p> <p> For more information email: <a href="mailto:marcyg@gsccc.org">marcyg@gsccc.org</a> or call 757-549-0836<br /> Hosted by Girl Scouts of the colonial coast</p>
Posted By: KISHLA CONNER
Date: Mon Sep 22 15:25:54 EDT 2014