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Crowdfunding, zNew Headline

Crowdfunder: National Initiative wants to help girls “get active, enjoy the outdoors and realize their full potential”

Nov 23, 2015, 12:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: #PlayLikeAGirl: Pop-Up Play Day Tour What started in 2004 as a few annual events hosted by sorority girls in Alabama has become the source of inspiration for several thousand girls and young women across the United…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

Report: Juvenile Justice System Must Substantively Revamp Treatment of Girls

Oct 7, 2015, 1:34 PM 0

By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Juvenile justice reformers risk leaving girls behind if they fail to consider how traumatic experiences push girls into the system, says a new report. Officials and advocates are more aware than…

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Crowdfunder: ABC board book teaches toddler girls they can grow up to be whatever they want to be

Sep 15, 2015, 9:21 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: “The A to Z Guide to Jobs for Girls” ABC Board Book The A to Z Guide to Jobs For Girls is an illustrated ABC Board Book for children featuring young women in different career roles…

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Crowdfunder: Supporting 20 indigenous girls from Chiapas in their studies

Aug 27, 2015, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: HipGIVE: Un camino hacia la ciencia: por las jóvenes indígenas de Chiapas (A road towards science for the indigenous youth of Chiapas) Chiapas is a state in the Southwest of Mexico and one of the poorest…

BlogBeat, zNew Headline

California Mentorship Program Offers Comfort to Sexually Exploited Young Women

Jul 28, 2015, 11:05 AM 0

By Sarah Zahedi Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Through times of trauma and distress, often all a child needs is to be showered with love. It may sound corny, but for the estimated 100,000 children who are sexually exploited per…

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Crowdfunder: Girls Engineering Change

Jul 15, 2015, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Girls Engineering Change The idea is simple: teach young girls how to impact the world through STEM fields by actually letting them do it. Girls Engineering Change (GEC) seeks to close the gender gap in science,…

Health, zNew Headline

New report reveals more girls of color in juvenile justice system victims of sexual abuse

Jul 9, 2015, 4:28 PM 0

LatinaLista — The number of girls in the juvenile justice system is increasing, particularly for Black, Native American and Latina girls. Not because they’re committing more robberies, murders or attacks but, according to a new study released today, it’s…

Local News, U.S.-Mexico border, zNew Headline

Private El Paso soccer academies give opportunities to growing number of girls

Jun 1, 2015, 9:30 AM 0

By Hilda Mendoza Borderzine What started in El Paso 20 years ago as a brand new sport for girls, has grown today into a well-organized sports field with two private soccer academies. Soccer has become a popular sport in…

Crowdfunding, zNew Headline

Crowdfunder: Teaching girls in Colombia how to code

May 28, 2015, 1:23 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Rails Girls Bogotá for the First time Rails Girls arrives in Bogotá for the first time. The free class will teach how to design, prototype and code using Ruby on Rails. The two-day session happening in…

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Crowdfunder: A new kind of female superhero action figure

May 27, 2015, 1:18 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: HeroMe Girl Action Figure Toy HeroMe Girl is a line of customizable female superhero action figures – with a twist. HeroMe Girl redefines the role of the female superhero. We know it’s important for girls to…

Local News, Midwest, zNew Headline

Two young Latinas learn how to build a race car from a refrigerator

Aug 13, 2014, 2:32 PM 0

By Nikoleta Morales Extra News If you don’t believe you can turn a refrigerator into a race car, think again. The young girls participating in ComEd’s Icebox Derby program prove that not only you can build a race car…

Life Issues, zNew Headline

New website launches to inspire girls to see themselves as political leaders

Jun 18, 2014, 3:39 PM 0

LatinaLista — Over the last decade, female politicians have slowly risen in number. In cities over 30,000 people, the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, which tracks female political participation, counts 249 women mayors (among 1,351…

Global Views, zNew Headline

Special Pinterest campaign highlights pervasive abuse of girls in Guatemala

May 6, 2014, 3:30 PM 0

By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Guatemala has long cultivated a reputation as one of the most dangerous countries for females in the Western hemisphere. Women are often caught in the middle of drug trafficking and gang violence and regularly fall…

Life Issues, Technology, zNew Headline

National HerWorld® Month celebrates the future potential of high school girls choosing STEM careers

Mar 7, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — March, otherwise known as Women’s History Month, is celebrated by remembering how far women have come and where we’ve arrived today. Yet, not enough attention is paid to where we hope our daughters will be tomorrow. For…

General, Life Issues, Youth

New study finds girls could pursue STEM careers, but they’re choosing not to

Apr 15, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — As the national economy begins to transform itself to better handle its future role in a global economy, more emphasis and attention are being directed at encouraging students to major in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM)…

General, Nonprofit

Nonprofit Spotlight: Helping sexually exploited girls see the value in their lives and what ‘GEMS’ they really are

Feb 22, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — The term ‘human trafficking’ doesn’t begin to relay the true cost of emotional and physical damage done to the women, girls and children victimized by what is a barbaric international business. It is reported by mental health…

General, Videos

Video: Global girl education movement kicks off on International Women’s Day

Feb 18, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for wanting to have an education, will always be regarded as the ‘face’ of young girls who must fight against incredible odds to achieve an education — but…

Social Justice

The world gets ready for the first International Day of the Girl Child

Oct 10, 2012, 3:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — Shock and outrage are still reverberating around the world over the senseless shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai in Pakistan. Shot by a Taliban gunman because she challenged the Islamic extremists in advocating that all girls should get…

Causes, General, Nonprofit

Spotlight Nonprofit: Preparing low-income girls for a future in technology and engineering

Sep 14, 2012, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s pretty much understood that most jobs of the future will involve technology on some level. Yet, if current trends persist, women will be at a severe disadvantage, especially women of color. To make sure that doesn’t…

Health, Life Issues, Youth

Senior high school girls share candid thoughts on sex and boys in new report

Jul 3, 2012, 4:20 PM 0

LatinaLista — There’s no time that a girl is literally at the crossroads of life — on the edge of both adulthood and childhood — than when she is a senior in high school. On the one hand, girls…

Causes, Children, Fitness, Global Views, Women, Youth

Global contest seeks innovative sports programs for women/girls

Feb 16, 2009, 10:07 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the best ways to empower girls has been involving them in sports. In fact, sports programs are being created all around the world with the main purpose of building self-esteem and empowering girls to know…

Children, Health, Women, Youth

New survey highlights self-esteem crisis among girls and young women

Dec 9, 2008, 12:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — Most of us remember those times in our lives when we thought we were ugly. Our noses were too big, our butts too wide, too fat, too skinny, no curves, too many curves — it didn’t matter…