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In the News

Austin Woman Magazine Spread 2011

Austin Woman Magazine, October 2011

GENaustin Twitter Contest Ends September 18th.

@GENaustin on Twitter - September, 2011

Teen Sexting is an Issue for Parents - GENaustin Girls are a Resource

My Fox Austin - May, 2011

Perla Cavazos Talks About GENaustin

I Live Here I Give Here - April, 2011

GENaustin: Beneficiary of the SHAPE Diva Dash

Your News Now - April, 2011

Executive Director Julia Cuba Talks about Teen Dating Violence

MyFoxAustin - April, 2011

Katherine Schwarzenegger Talks about Body Image

MyFoxAustin - November, 2010

How To Handle Cyber Bullying

MyFoxAustin - November, 2010

Back to School: harassment and sexting

KVUE - September, 2010

Back to School: Coping with stress

KVUE - August, 20

Our Story

Originally called The Ophelia Project, GENaustin (the Girls Empowerment Network) was created in 1996 by 12 concerned mothers raising adolescent girls in Austin, Texas. These mothers met after reading Reviving Ophelia, a book by Dr. Mary Pipher, to address an increasing trend among middle school aged girls - a systematic decline and sometimes permanent loss of self-esteem. The outcome of which can be devastating: epidemic levels of anorexia/bulimia, selfmutilation, depression, low academic achievement, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse.