These are some of our favorite sites with information to help create a hardiness zone for girls in your life and in your community. Links will open a new window. To jump to a specific category, click on the topic you want:
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Alive MagazineAlive Magazine is new media for a new generation. Created by young women, for young women, it is grounded in the spirit of providing positive media and constructive, creative outlets for expression. AM is one component of Alive Arts Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women to create the media they want to see.
www.swsg.org This site is by the fabulous Boston-based organization Strong Women Strong Girls, an organization we love and you will too!
www.girlsrights.org This special NGO site is a nice introduction into the Global Community of allies for girls, dedicated to the truth that all girls everywhere have the right to develop to their full potential.
www.girlzone.com Pretty hip zine for teenage girls to check out. Lots of ideas, contests, book reviews, and links!
www.gurl.com An edgy and authentic approach to your body, brain and life as a gurl.
www.girlsallowed.org Another great site for girls to explore, sponsored by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence. Macromedia flash Required.
www.TalentDevelop.com/teens.html The Talent Development Resources site includes quotes, articles, interviews, book titles and other material related to creative talent and giftedness. Interesting interviews with young women filmmakers.
www.girlpower.com At girlpower.com, self-expression equals empowerment. Express yourself!
www.ilcprojects.org The Girls Project is an empowerment program bringing participatory education/ collective action to public school girls aged 9 to 12. They help sustain the confidence girls this age possess, while preventing the "crash" in self-esteem, physical activity and academic achievement often experienced in adolescence.
http://www.TeenVoices.com Teen Voices challenges traditional media images of girls and women. Written by a multi-cultural collaborative group of young women around the world, Teen Voices focuses on real life topics such as women in arts, diversity, politics, leadership, self-esteem, surviving sexual assault, and much more. Our readers comprise of teens and adults who care about issues facing girls and women. Our print magazine reaches 60,000 readers worldwide and our online magazine receives 7.2 million hits per year.
http://www.girlsforachange.org/index.htm Girls For A Change (GFC), a non-profit organization, catalyzes professional women to support urban middle and high school girls. They become social change makers and innovators, empowered to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects in their communities. GFC supports the transition of girls from spectators to leaders.
www.girlsinc.org Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold. (As they should be.)
www.EthelIsHot.piczo.com Check out the website for the new book on cyberbullying Ethel Is Hot (LOL).
www.genderads.com A website dedicated to understanding the contexts of sexism and advertising, gender and advertising, women and advertising, men and advertising, advertising and violence, advertising and racism, as well as social change and advertising (gender and ads, sexism and ads, sexist ads, race and ads, violence and ads, social change and ads, gender and popular culture, sexism and popular culture). Fascinating!
homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/bikini homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/sweater homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/blonde There are no perfect faces, bodies, or even hairdos...despite what advertisers want you to believe. A fabulous teaching tool, this site opens your eyes to more doctored photos.
www.thegeenadavisinstitute.org The Geena Davis Institute seeks to engage professionals and parents in a call to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters -- and to reduce gender stereotyping -- in media made for children 11 and under. The Institute's founder, Academy Award winner Geena Davis, says, "By making it common for our youngest children to see everywhere a balance of active and complex male and female characters, girls and boys will grow up to empathize with and care more about each others' stories."
www.medialiteracy.com A gateway site with information, links and resources on media literacy education, featuring the Media Literacy Speakers Bureau with speakers, trainers and consultants. Introductory tours for teachers, health professionals, activists, parents and others who are new to media literacy. Links to lesson plans, free downloadable fact sheets and more.
www.beyondmedia.org Beyondmedia Education envisions universal access to media tools and information for women and youth to document and communicate their stories. They collaborate with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories, connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of alternative media and arts. Beyondmedia Education works with communities most in need of media education and services because of economic and/or social exclusion.
www.projectgirl.org We LOVE ProjectGirl! This organization, based in Wisconsin, works with girls to help them develop their creative abilities while also becoming more critical and informed consumers. This organization is great!
www.beaconstreetgirls.com THIS is a great website for girls...The Beacon Street Girls are best friends. Avery, Isabel, Charlotte, Katani, and Maeve are totally different in many ways, but that just makes their friendship even better. Together they are more than the sum of their parts. BSG are BFF! This website also has a section for adults, but the fun stuff is located in the Girls Only space, exclusively for girls ages 9-13!
demo.fb.se/e/girlpower/retouch/retouch/index.html The media world is becoming increasingly fixated on appearance; the tricks used to achieve increasingly unattainable ideals are astounding. The photo on this website (featuring a 14-year-old girl) is a good example of photo alteration, changing images to suit unattainable beauty ideals of the media world. Great teaching tool!
www.mediaandwomen.org/problem.htmlFacts about Girls, Women and Media: This is a 21st century, non-profit initiative/network, with goals to increase awareness of how pop culture and media represent, affect, employ, and serve girls and women---and to advocate for improvement in those areas. The Project educates and empowers all consumers and citizens concerning their rights and responsibilities, promoting universal media literacy.
www.acmecoalition.orgACME promotes synergy in the media reform movement, helping to prevent the dilution of media education by profit-driven or appreciationist agendas. Progressive education/ reform agendas must incorporate media education as a fundamental literacy for the 21st century; ACME will make this connection.
www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm The Media Awareness Network offers resources and support for anyone interested in media and information literacy for young people. Quick and easy access for teachers, parents, librarians and others promoting critical thinking concerning media.
www.911media.org/youth/reelgrrls.html "Reel Girls" is a program of the 911 Media Arts Center’s Young Producers Project. Teaching teenage girls how to be critical television watchers and producers of their own media, Reel Girls gives them a voice in an arena where they are heavily targeted as consumers, but their artistic expression is seldom heard or seen.
www.medialit.org The Center for Media Literacy provides resources for teachers and parents and links to other sites of interest.
www.uglyducklings.org Our very own Ugly Ducklings Campaign was created to promote tolerance in schools and communities so that LGBTQ youth may live lives of independence, equlaity and safety. Check out this website, and our blog, too! You may download an application for the free kit (if you are a school district in Maine) or order a kit online!
www.girlsbestfriend.org/safe_space.htm Summary and recommendations from focus groups and surveys of 43 Chicago-area youth programs. The youth workers reported their practices, questions, concerns, and funding experiences in providing safe space for LGBTQ youth in their community-based organizations. The paper documents why much work remains to be done by youth-serving organizations and grantmakers. The project was commissioned by GBF, Crossroads Fund, and the Chicago Foundation for Women. A great site!
rainbow-room.blogspot.com Rachel Wexelbaum has created a resource for librarians and anyone interested in the well-being of LGBTQ youth with this interesting new blog. Rachel reviews resources for LGBTQ children and young adults, while also providing insight and info into current LGBTQ issues and legislation. Very interesting!
youth.org YOUTH.ORG is volunteer-managed, created to help self-identifying lgbtqq youth. YOUTH.ORG exists to provide young people with a safe space online to be themselves.
www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home.htmlThe gay, lesbian, and straight education network (GLSEN) envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Goals include efforts to make anti-LGBTQQ harassment/bullying unacceptable in America’s schools, engaging and empowering educators as partners in creating schools where every student can fully participate and ensuring that the national agenda to create effective schools includes LGBTQQ issues.
outyouth.org Out Youth is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and provide services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth ages 12 to 19. We offer peer support groups, counseling, educational programs, social activities and community outreach.
www.outproud.org OutProud is the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth. A wide range of resources available for youth and educators, including out stories, brochures, and a library for queer youth and their families.
www.girlhealth.org We are a group of young women from San Francisco, sharing our experiences on this website in order to teach other young women to survive, to take pride and to love themselves from the inside out. This website is for you - by us.
www.4girls.gov The mission of the www.4girls.gov web site, developed by the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, is to promote healthy, positive behaviors in girls between the ages of 10 and 16. The site gives girls information on the health issues they will face as they become young women, and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home.
www.hrsa.gov/WomensHealth This website will help you learn about healthy eating and physical activity. With the help of your health care provider, it will also show you what areas might need some improvement and how to set and reach your goals.
www.girlspace.com An honest look at puberty and periods from Kotex.
www.understandme.org Listening to and understanding girls with ADD and ADHD for parents and girls, girl scout leaders and girl scouts created by Carly who is 12 and has ADD.
www.gogirlworld.org More girls than ever are playing sports,but many girls still feel that thier schools aren'treating them fairly when it comes to sports. Are you one of them?
www.grrlzines.net Yeah! We think this is an awesome site that will inspire you and the girls in your life to begin writing, creating, and expressing concerns in the coolest medium ever- the zine! Examples of successful zines and an explanation of the craft are readily available on this site. Check it out!
www.houseoffun.com Another great site showing you the world of zines. We recommend that you start creating today!
www.NOW.org The National Organization for Women's official site. Useful info and interesting facts, great for everyone!
www.girlsgottarun.org This super nonprofit is dedicated to girls in Ethiopia, raising funds for running shoes to get them going, running and participating in other physical and confidence building activities. There is a nice description of their current projects, a photo gallery, and just a lot of feel good stories to compell you to take charge and make change for girls. A great international organization!
www.oneangrygirl.net Taking over the world, one shirt at a time - one angry girl speaks out against the destruction of the media, the porn industry and other topics. Informative rants, girlcotts and t-shirts for the feminist in you!
www.womenmatter.net/theloop.htm Research shows that we are not aware of the loop and, therefore, not actively concerned about it. The loop is political know how. If we were in the loop, we would know and actually use the decision-making tools of the community, state, and nation to make life better for what we care about most.
www.titleix.info I EXercise My Rights is a public service, informational campaign designed to educate the public about Title IX. Simply stated, Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding.
www.4ggl.org 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL) is a non-proft organization that ignites, supports and spotlights "glocal" girls' leadership and empowers girls to lead change - within themselves, their families, their communities and the world.
www.eatingdisorderhope.com
An organization that provides information, resources and hope to eating disorder sufferers, their families, and treatment providers.
www.adiosbarbie.com A body image site for every body...will inspire you to love your body through thick and thin.
www.something-fishy.org A website on eating disorders dedicated to raising awareness that eating disorders are not about food and weight.
www.magicmirrorprograms.com The Magic Mirror Girls’ Program is an educational service with a goal to promote positive body and self-image. The interactive arts-based curriculum encourages critical thinking and introspective skills, nurturing and empowering each girl’s sense of her true self.
www.mirror-mirror.org Fairy tales and images in the mirror aren’t real. When you look in the mirror you are seeing what your eating disorder wants you to see, not the true picture.
www.girlsgotech.org A website for girls in technology sponsored by the Girl Scouts. Includes careers, games, and resources for girls and parents about math, science and technology.
www.autodesk.com/dyf/dyfmain2.html Design Your Future: Math, Science & Technology for Girls is a to learn about events for girls, internships, and future career possibilities. <
webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/kids Provides information on HTML and how to put your website online. It also provides fun online projects and tips for parents and teachers about how to use these projects in the classroom or at home
Engineer Girl Sponsored by the National Academy of Engineers (NAE),this website provides girls with information about careers in engineering, women who are engineers, and fun facts about engineering.
parenting.ivillage.com Summer Days, Money Days for Moms & Daughters - this site offers an article with 9 ideas for moms to help their daughters to gain knowledge and experience with budgeting and saving money
www.ncgs.org Money Sense has tips for saving money, sample programs for teachers, and tips for parents to teach financial skills at home. The Money Sense publication series can also be ordered from this site
www.girlscouts.orgThe Girl Scouts Financial Literacy page includes a money management game, a list of books to help girls ages 11-17 save and manage money, and money smarts web pages, which teach girls the ins and outs of earning, spending, saving and investing
www.teenpcar.com 92% of girls who have been sexually assaulted knew their attackers. This is a site packed with information for girls on rape and sexual assault and how to prevent it.
www.girlthrive.com Real stories from real girls, real information from real experts, web links, and other information on sexual abuse of teens and young women.
www.daughters.com Daughters is a newsletter published for parents of daughters. Daughters’ newsletter is published by the national education and advocacy nonprofit, Dads and Daughters. Since 1999, DADs has provided tools to strengthen parent-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive messages that value daughters more for how they look than who they are.
www.girlscoalition.org The Girls’ Coalition of Greater Boston is a member-driven consortium dedicated to supporting the adults who empower girls. We bring together people and resources to educate, advocate, and network on behalf of girls.
www.addverbproductions.com For information on The Thin Line, You The Man, two one person plays by a company dedicated to promoting consciousness and understanding of socially relevant issues through theatre. Based in Portland, ME.
www.umaine.edu/umext/genderproject The Gender Project through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office is Turning Beauty Inside Out. Check out their website for great resources and ideas on how we can change the culture for girls’ and boys’ healthy development.
www.pinkstinks.co.uk PinkStinks is a new campaign in the UK aimed at giving girls positive female role models who will ispire them to do great things.
www.femina.com Great search engine for finding other female friendly sites dealing on the web.
www.momsrising.org MomsRising is working to bring people together who are concerned about making America more family-friendly, and to bring important mother and family issues to the country's attention. Check out the site to learn more about issues such as Maternity and Paternity Leave, Open Flexible Schedules, TV and After School Programs, and Healthcare, or to join their coalition.
www.wmm.com/catalog/girlsproject.htm Women Make Movies’ Girls Project Online is an invaluable resource for anyone who cares about the lives of young women. The website includes comprehensive information about the award-winning titles in the collection, including reviews and links to the latest research and organizations in the field of youth development. Also featured is our unique series of teaching modules, designed especially to integrate The Girls Project into the classroom, facilitate dialogue and provide educators useful activities for their curriculum and outreach programs.
www.academic.org Sponsored by Mt. Holyoke College, this site has tips for parents and teachers, role models, women at work, resources and programs for girls.
www.acmecoalition.org We live in the most heavily mediated society in world history. Powerful media tools—print, radio, television, movies, video games, magazines, and the Internet—can bring a rich diversity of information into every home, school, and community. Yet, a small number of very powerful transnational corporations own most of the media that shape our culture and politics. This situation poses a serious threat to our health and our democracy. Action Coalition for Media Education is committed to promoting media education, independent media production, and reform in response to this threat. The site provides resources for parents, teachers, students and activists.
avenainstitute.org Avena Institute is a rural non-profit education center in Rockport, Maine offering programs primarily for women that promote complementary health approaches emphasizing medicinal herbs, organic and biodynamic gardening, and a deeper understanding of the natural world.
www.mainewomensfund.org One of Maine’s leading nonprofit organizations, working in partnership with its grant recipients to build solutions and problem solve for and with women and girls across the state
nurturethroughnature.tripod.com Nurture Through Nature. Jen Deraspe, licensed recreational Maine Guide and holistic personal trainer provides holistic outdoor adventure retreats for women & girls.
www.jenniferarmstrong.com Maine-based Jennifer Armstrong has developed a 50 minute interactive workshop for those in junior high and up on body image and self esteem. It’s a program of stories, songs and self-revelation to promote the health of body, mind and spirit.
Boys to Men This organization works to promote gender equity in the lives of boys, confronting stereotypes of masculinity in an effort to end violence. We love Boys to Men! This website includes info about the various programs, while they also plan an incredible yearly conference. Definitely worth checking this out!
Coaching Boys into Men This website, a part of endabuse.org, gives us tips on how to help boys understand that violence is not a requirement for masculinity. Another confrontation of the masculinity trap. Great information!
Eating Disorder Information for Boys and Men This website provides information on eating disorders, rebutting the widely believed myth that eating disorders only prey on women and their bodies. This is very important information!
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