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Girls Index, Girls and STEM report: simple graphic of women with different STEM careers against solid blueish background

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The Girls’ Index: Girls and STEM impact report

A report highlights where girls need support to pursue STEM-related academic and career aspirations.

Disadvantaged girls' and women's empowerment, education grants: Black mother and child smiling while on laptop together

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Grants

Support grants for southern organizations led by women and girls of color

GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls of Color, Girls' Development, Youth Leaders, Gender Equity, Systemic Racism | Amount: $20,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Jan. 13,...

diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships: young ethnic man with glasses putting on headphones at computer

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The current state of diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships for young people

Jobs for the Future releases a new report analyzing the current outlook on diversity and equity in the nation's apprenticeship systems.

Black girls record rates of self-injury and suicide: young black girl sitting backwards in chair in classroom looking off to the side sadly

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News

Black girls are experiencing record rates of self-injury and death by suicide

Emergency room visits for suicidal thoughts and self-injury are on the rise, with Black girls and LGBTQ youth experiencing record rates of...

Girl vs. boy juvenile incarceration: A person's tattooed forearms and hands dangle between cell bars.

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Florida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys

Non-felony offenses accounted for two out of three arrests of juvenile girls in Florida, according to “The Justice for Girls Blueprint: The...

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The Girls’ Index: Girls and STEM impact report

Support grants for southern organizations led by women and girls of color

The current state of diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships for young people

Black girls are experiencing record rates of self-injury and death by suicide

Florida girls are arrested and locked up at higher rates than boys

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