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By Imelda Buncab on November 20, 2014 · tagged as girls, policy, Valerie Jarrett, White House Council on Women and Girls, White House Report, women, women and girls of color

White House Report on Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity

“When addressing the challenges women and girls of color face – challenges […]

By Ashley Maier on June 21, 2012 · tagged as domestic violence, girls, perceptions, prevention, sexual violence, violence

Girls’ perceptions of violence and prevention

The Journal of Community Health Nursing recently released results of a study […]

By Chad Sniffen on March 14, 2012 · tagged as gender-based violence, girls, HIV/AIDS, Office on Women's Health, White House, women

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: A special White House event

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide observance that […]

By David Lee on February 22, 2012 · tagged as empowerment, girls, teen dating violence, Violence-Free Teens Conference, youth leadership

Youth Over Teen Dating Violence

Over 200 people gathered at last week’s Violence-Free Teens Conference organized by […]

By David Lee on October 21, 2010 · tagged as empowerment, girls, media literacy, Primary Prevention, sexualization, SPARK Summit

SPARK Summit counters sexualization of girls

Here is a great example of an action to create change: tomorrow’s […]

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