We Are Girls Conference
Save the Date: The We Are Girls 2012 Conference will take place on Saturday, November 3rd.
Austin High School, Austin, Texas
Doors open at 8am, program begins at 9am
GENaustin’s We Are Girls Conference is a statewide annual conference that helps girls explore the issues of bullying, body image and being a girl. Topics addressed include bullying, cyber bullying, self image, dating, diversity, financial literacy, media literacy, parent-daughter relationships and physical health and wellness. The We Are Girls conference is a one-day event for girls in grades 5-12 and the adults who care about them. It connects individuals with questions to the experts who have the answers.
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We Are Girls 2011 Recap
On November 12th 2011, over a thousand girls, educators, and parents gathered at Austin High School for GENaustin’s fourth annual We Are Girls Conference. The day was kicked off with a keynote presentation by Rosalind Wiseman in which she offered girls practical tips and tools for dealing with tricky friendship situations. Throughout the rest of the day, attendees had over 75 unique workshops to explore, with topics ranging from financial literacy to physical fitness; bullying prevention to diversity awareness.
All in all the day was a huge success. But don’t just take our word for it! Here are some quotes from We Are Girls attendees.
“I learned how to stand up to a bully without being a bully myself.”
“I get bullied at school and what I learned today is to talk to the bully one-on-one and tell them how you feel. Thank you for helping me!”
“I love the confidence shown in everybody, it makes me feel good to be a girl.”
“I learned today that no matter what, you should love yourself for who you are.”
“My favorite thing about being a girl is empowering other girls!”
“My favorite thing about being a girl is being able to be friends with other girls and get to know them!”
“In the Steps to Respect Workshop, I learned that tattling is not the same as reporting. Tattling is trying to hurt someone, and reporting is telling an adult you trust.”
We Are Girls 2011 Demographics:
Registrants: 1243 Number of Girls: 634 (51%) Number of Adults: 609 (49%)
Number of Dads: 22 Number of Spanish-speaking Participants: 100
Girl Race/Ethnicity Demographics:
Latina/Hispanic: 47%
White/Caucasian: 26%
Black/African American: 11%
Other: 16%
Girls’ Grades:
5th-6th Grades: 49%
7th-8th Grades: 28%
9th-12th Grades: 23%
700 Scholarships Provided!
$161,000 raised for GENaustin programs!
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Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Applied Materials, Austin ISD, Bazaarvoice, Dell, Frost Banking Investments Insurance, HEB, KickSkirt, LCRA, Clutch Creative, The Long Foundation, Maxwell, Locke & Ritter, MFI Foundation, Seton Healthcare Family, Richards Rodriguez & skeith, St. David’s Foundation, Verizon Foundation, Wells Fargo, Melissa Anderson, BeckyBeaver, Linda Benge, Dr. Richard & Judith Berkowitz, William Chandler,Charles Schwab Foundation, Rani Clasquin & Eric Harslem, Jody Conradt,Danly Properties, Ann Daughety, Theresa & Rudy Garza, Houston Endowment,Christie Horne & Kevin Lalande, Debra & Brett Hurt, Rosa Laura Junco,Margaret Keys, Jeanne Klein, Diane Land & Steve Adler, Kristen & Andy Lark, Michele Moore, McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore, Bettye Nowlin, Office of the Governor, MariBen Ramsey & Karen Kahan, Sherrill Family Foundation, Suzi Sosa, Cathy & Dwight Thompson, Liz Watson, Marc & Suzanne Winkelman, Krisstina Wise and the GoodLife Team
You can also learn about the 2010 conference here!