1. MISSION Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girls and women. Through education, organizing and physical fitness, Girls for Gender Equity encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live self- determined lives. GIRLS FOR GENDER EQUITY

2. WHAT GROUNDS US HERSTORY GGE HERSTORY TITLE IX? WHY TITLE IX? YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL GGE’s YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL GGE envisions a society with optimal physical, economic, educational and social systems to foster the growth and fulfillment of all its members.

3. Youth Development Model Social Growth and IdentitySocial Growth and Identity Consciousness RaisingConsciousness Raising Community Organizing/Social JusticeCommunity Organizing/Social Justice Youth LeadershipYouth Leadership Education and Career DevelopmentEducation and Career Development Health & FitnessHealth & Fitness

4. OUR PROGRAMS Community Organizing o Sisters In Strength Internship o Coalition for Gender Equity in Schools Urban Leaders Academy Health and Fitness Program

5. Gender Respect Workshops Gender Respect Workshops World Against Sexual Harassment Campaign (WASH) Sisters in Strength Participatory Action Research Annual Gender Equality Festival Coalition for Gender Equity in Schools (CGES) COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

6. COALITION FOR GENDER EQUITY IN SCHOOLS Coalition for Gender Equity in Schools (CGES) The purpose of the Coalition for Gender Equity in Schools (CGES) is to make NYC schools safer for all students and free of sexual harassment using an intersectional analysis of its causes Role: Education Policy Advocacy Coalition Framework: Prioritize youth leadership Prioritize youth leadership Incorporate parents’ and teachers’ voices Community organizing Community organizing Intersection of issues

7. COALITION GOALS Objective 1 – Educate school community and provide tools. Objective 2 – Develop youth leadership. Objective 2 – Develop youth leadership. Objective 3 – Advocacy and community organizing. Objective 4 – Develop the CGES model as a replicable strategy. Objective 4 – Develop the CGES model as a replicable strategy.

8. SUCCESSES Create spaces to dialogue about sexual harassment. Broaden the lens of youth experiences in NYC schools. Broaden the lens of youth experiences in NYC schools. Debunk the myth that men or LGBTQ folks are not affected. Insert our analysis into other movements for social change in NYC. Insert our analysis into other movements for social change in NYC.

9. CHALLENGES Getting the stakeholders/those most affected to the table. Establishing reciprocal and mutually beneficial relationships with members. Establishing reciprocal and mutually beneficial relationships with members. Aligning each other’s work and creating a movement out of it. Showing that sexual harassment is still a priority issue. Showing that sexual harassment is still a priority issue. Prioritizing youth leadership in an intergenerational setting. Prioritizing youth leadership in an intergenerational setting. Having time for reflection and evaluation. Having time for reflection and evaluation.

10. CONTACT US Phone:718.857.1393 Phone: 718.857.1393 Email: Info@ggenyc.org Email: Info@ggenyc.org Address:Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) 30 Third Avenue Suite 104 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Address: Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) 30 Third Avenue Suite 104 Brooklyn, NY 11217 More info: www.ggenyc.org