At a surface level, of course we’re excited about Kathryn Bigelow’s wins for Best Director and Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. After 81 years, more than 400 total nominees and only three other nominations for women, finally seeing a woman at the podium was the highlight of the three hour show. Read more »
The ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge, a cutting-edge nationwide program that gives girls practical, hands-on investing experience while allowing them to keep gains in the form of college scholarships, is nominated for The Financial Times-Justmeans Social Innovation Award for Most Strategic Philanthropy Program. The annual awards present a forum for organizations to highlight their latest concepts and practical applications to advance social needs and better business. Read more »
Last week, New York University Integrated Technology Program professor Clay Shirky published a blog rant that was picked up and discussed throughout the internet. Shirky, a male professor in a male-dominated academic program, lamented that women are “…bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks…self-promoting narcissists, anti-social obsessives, or pompous blowhards.” His fear was that although his program contains roughly equal nu Read more »
Over the years the volunteer team has created a fun,intentional and
engaging way for women to participate in Girls Inc. program without
physically being there! This is a creative opportunity to connect with girls by mail that will fit into anyone's schedule! Read more »
For the past five years, Kaiser Permanente has helped to sustain the work and mission of Girls Inc. of Alameda County, through grant funding and event sponsorship. Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit grant support benefits Girls Inc.’s obesity prevention work in our WOW! program and our
pregnancy prevention efforts through the HEART (Helping Everyone Achieve Respect Together) program. As a result of Kaiser Permanente’s generous support,
girls learn more about health and sexuality topics, which empower our participants to make healthier choices. Read more »
Parents may be shocked to learn that a recent survey* showed 21% of teen girls have sent or posted nude or semi-nude images of themselves via text messages on their cell phone—this is called “sexting”. Also, there have been some high profile legal cases in which teens have been charged with child pornography for sexting. And with teen pregnancy on the rise again, there is cause for significant concern. Read more »
Submitted by
Linda Boessenecker, CEO on 3 Mar 2009
With the launch of our updated website, I am excited that Girls Inc. of Alameda County will now be able to reach and support more girls, more effectively, with the critical information, resources, and services they need to be inspired to be strong, smart, and bold and expand their sense of what is possible. Read more »
contains roughly equal nu 
Over the years the volunteer team has created a fun,intentional and
engaging way for women to participate in Girls Inc. program without
physically being there! This is a creative opportunity to connect with girls by mail that will fit into anyone's schedule! 
