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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Girls Inc. Featured at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Last week was the 2010 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.  The Clinton Global Initiative’s main goal is to “turn ideas into action and to help our world move beyond the current state of globalization to a more integrated … Continue reading

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Britain Holds Fashion Magazines and Advertisers To a Higher Standard

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We have all seen magazines on the newsstands overflowing with images of airbrushed actresses and supermodels. A lot of research has shown in recent years that those images have a major impact on young girls, the increase of eating disorders … Continue reading

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SheHero of the Week: Katherine Schwarzenegger

Nothing is more inspiring than using your celebrity to help young girls feel better about themselves. And that’s what California’s first daughter and part of the Kennedy dynasty, Katherine Schwarzenegger has written her first book, “Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets … Continue reading

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Women Earning More PhD’s Than Men

It feels like we are constantly being bombarded with studies show how few women are involved in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). But a recent report about women in academia has shown that in some areas women … Continue reading

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SheHeroes In The News: Margaret Murnane

Here at SheHeroes we are never surprised when we hear about the SheHeroes we have interviewed doing even more amazing things. But a recent announcement made last week made us smile just a little bit wider when we read the … Continue reading

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New Study on Girls in STEM

Reports that were  recently  released show some dismal statistics. It appears that girls today are no more interested in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) than they were 10 – 20 years ago. According to a study from … Continue reading

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SheHero of the Week: Danica McKellar

You may or may not remember the show that aired in the 80s and 90s, “The Wonder Years.” If so you must remember the beautiful lead female, Winnie Cooper the longtime young love of the show’s male lead, Kevin Arnold … Continue reading

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Study Shows Girls Need to See More Women in Science

A study show male images in science textbooks could be playing a large part in gender gap in science.
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SheHero of the Week: Shannon McNamara

Girl Scouts is a great organization that encourages girls to work hard in all that they do and inspires them to give back to their community by making the world a better place. But Girl Scout Shannon McNamara decided to … Continue reading

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Introducing Meghan Harvey

Posted by Meghan Harvey My name is Meghan Harvey and I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself to the SheHeroes community. I am just beginning my second week as the Communications and New Media Manager for SheHeroes. I … Continue reading

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