Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girls and women. Through education, organizing and physical fitness, Girls for Gender Equity encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live...
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Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girls and women. Through education, organizing and physical fitness, Girls for Gender Equity encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live self-determined lives.
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Organize with parents and teachers in schools around Title IX of the Education Amendment; set up sports (basketball, boxing, soccer) opportunities for girls in the schools; facilitate our Gender Respect Workshop Series in 3rd-8th grade classrooms; facilitate self-defense, health and sexuality,...
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Organize with parents and teachers in schools around Title IX of the Education Amendment; set up sports (basketball, boxing, soccer) opportunities for girls in the schools; facilitate our Gender Respect Workshop Series in 3rd-8th grade classrooms; facilitate self-defense, health and sexuality, fitness and nutrition, and self-determination groups for girls; and run a young women's leadership group for high school girls to learn community organizing skills and become empowered to create positive social change in their community.
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Basketball, Soccer and Boxing
The basketball, soccer and boxing programs give girls the opportunity to participate in team sports in a supportive environment while learning necessary health and nutrition information (Puberty, Asthma, HIV/AIDS, Stress) through workshops given by GGE and...
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Basketball, Soccer and Boxing
The basketball, soccer and boxing programs give girls the opportunity to participate in team sports in a supportive environment while learning necessary health and nutrition information (Puberty, Asthma, HIV/AIDS, Stress) through workshops given by GGE and collaborating organizations. Girls who play sports get better grades in school, have higher graduation rates from high-school and college, are in better physical shape, have a lower teen pregnancy rate, and are less likely to do drugs than girls who don’t play sports.

Self Defense Classes for Girls
Action for Safety is a twelve-week self-defense and violence prevention program for girl’s ages 9-11 developed by Girls Inc and The Center for Anti-Violence Education and facilitated in collaboration with Dwa Fanm. The goal is to enable girls to increase their sense of personal safety through recognizing and celebrating girls’ strengths and abilities; learning physical and verbal self-defense skills; distinguishing between an irritating situation and a dangerous one, and determining the appropriate response to each; and discussing teasing and bullying, sexual harassment and abuse, family violence, prejudice and bias violence (hate crimes).

Will Power/Won’t Power
Will Power/Won’t Power is an abstinence plus curriculum for girls ages 12-14 developed by Girls Inc and facilitated in collaboration with Dwa Fanm. The interactive sessions center on values; relationships; female health and hygiene; assertiveness and communication skills; identifying and resisting sexual pressures from the media and peers; sexual decision-making and avoiding risky situations; the positive aspects of abstinence, and the power of a positive-sister support system.

Technology Classes for Girls
In collaboration with the Brooklyn Alliance and The Rite Center, GGE offers a technology program to increase girls’ interest in computer technology, math and science.

Task Force
The task force works with GGE and school officials to make lasting, positive change in PS 44, PS 56, and PS/IS 308. Parents have expressed concern over unfair punishments given to boys and girls, bullying, lack of sexual harassment policies, and lack of support for girls’ sports events. The task force takes steps to correct these problems by learning their rights under Title IX of the Education Amendment and by developing strategies to address the issues. GGE offers workshops for parents as a part of the task force.

Gender Respect Workshops/Teacher Trainings
The gender respect workshop series teaches children about gender, discrimination, sexual harassment, and positive choices in a way that is meaningful and applicable to their own lives. The teacher trainings give resources to teachers about what Title IX says about schools, how gender inequality affects both boys and girls, what teachers can do to achieve a more gender-fair classroom, and strategies on how to combat sexual harassment in their schools.

Sisters in Strength
SIS is a young women’s empowerment program for girls ages 15-18 at Paul Robeson High School. The young women develop their leadership skills in a series of workshops on women’s rights, reproductive health, fitness and nutrition, women’s roles in hip-hop, body image, depictions of women in advertising, defining one’s own self-image, goal setting, and violence against women. They learn community organizing and event planning skills by deciding on, planning, and implementing an organizing project in their school.

The Art of Photography
This hand-on program teaches young women to see the arts as a profession and how to couple their personal interests with photography. They will become familiar with the parts of a camera, different kinds of cameras, how to properly use a camera, how to use photography to communicate an idea, different styles of photography, and famous photographers.

Economic Empowerment
Economic Empowerment is facilitated in collaboration with Dwa Fanm to enhance girls' financial competence and confidence, empower girls to recognize early on that they can exercise control over their financial futures, and promote a sense of economic justice within each participant.

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