We Are Girls 2012 Recap
On November 3rd 2012, almost 1400 girls, educators, and parents gathered at Austin High School for GENaustin’s fifth annual We Are Girls Conference. The day was kicked off with a keynote presentation by Dr. Robyn Silverman who passionately told girls, “You define you!” 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.
Overheard at the conference
“People underestimate girls. The best thing about being a girl is proving people wrong & challenging people’s opinions & perceptions of girls.” - A ninth grader at WAG 2012″Today I learned it doesn’t matter what you look like, what matters is on the inside”- Middle School girl at WAG 2012
“People underestimate girls. The best thing about being a girl is proving people wrong & challenging people’s opinions & perceptions of girls.” - A ninth grader at WAG 2012″Today I learned it doesn’t matter what you look like, what matters is on the inside”- Middle School girl at WAG 2012
Conference DemographicsRegistrants: 1385 – # of Girls: 723 (52%) – # of Adults: 662 (48%)
Girl Race/Ethnicity Demographics:
Latina/Hispanic: 50% – White/Caucasian: 23% – Black/African American: 19% – Mixed Race: 5% – Other/Unknown: 3%
Girl Grade Demographics:
5th-6th: 47% – 7th-8th: 30% – 9th-10th: 14% – 11th-12th: 9%
Girl Region Demographics: From Austin: 74% – From outside Austin: 23%
Girl Race/Ethnicity Demographics:
Latina/Hispanic: 50% – White/Caucasian: 23% – Black/African American: 19% – Mixed Race: 5% – Other/Unknown: 3%
Girl Grade Demographics:
5th-6th: 47% – 7th-8th: 30% – 9th-10th: 14% – 11th-12th: 9%
Girl Region Demographics: From Austin: 74% – From outside Austin: 23%
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