Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)

@GGENYC

Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) is committed to improving the physical, psychological, social, & economic development of girls & women. Contact: media@ggenyc.org

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ggenyc.org
Joined March 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 18

    Since 2017, countless survivors have raised their hands & said . This fall, we launched healing circles within our program, Sisters in Strength, where young people build a supportive community, heal from sexual violence, & experience joy.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    “It’s like the Wild West,” said Adele P. Kimmel, a senior lawyer at Public Justice, a legal watchdog group. “K-12 schools are light years behind colleges.” We MUST expand the number of Coordinators at !

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Congratulations comrades at for hosting a successful conference ! We had the honor of sharing our work in 6 sessions, over 3 days, & it meant a lot to new yth facilitators leading the way. We’re leaving pooped but inspired, grateful & connected.

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  4. 18 hours ago

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  5. Retweeted
    May 9

    80% of women in jail are mothers. Last year, we bailed out 150+ mamas to reunite them with their families for . Here is one of their stories. This week, don’t let jails hold Black mamas for ransom — GIVE to break open cages in 36 U.S. cities:

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  6. 18 hours ago

    GGE is still representing at in ATL today. Our Dir. of Social Work, Michelle Grier joins & STEPS on a panel about our emerging Girls Justice alternative to placement program for girls, GNC & non-binary young people in NYC

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Ebony Morris joined for this morning’s plenary and provided art to help us understand . Art is not ancillary to the work, its not an extra-curricular, it’s critical to our understanding & healing

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  8. 19 hours ago

    GGE’s Founder, was featured in Dr. Morris’ forthcoming documentary. She’s continuing to hold Black girls & center their narratives. We are so excited for the release.

    Watching a preview clip of ' upcoming documentary, Pushout: the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools at
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  9. May 10

    Every day 2-3 women die in the US from pregnancy related complications, and Black moms are notably more at risk. Check out , and 's for resources. .

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  10. Retweeted
    May 10

    Stellar morning panel setting the foundation for how (& why) we transform systems & relationships to improve outcomes for our folks.

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  11. Retweeted
    May 10

    Often Black girls’ reports of harassment go unaddressed at school. Thanks to everyone who shared reflections on how to end discrimination that prevents Black girls from getting support and reaching their potential.

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  12. May 10

    “Black girls are 6x more likely to be disciplined than white girls in . Yet when girls are sexually assaulted in schools, we often see that THEY are the ones disciplined or otherwise pushed out” - at

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  13. May 10

    “The narrative remains, if we protect Black girls, it will only be at the expense of Black boys. This narrative must be disrupted. Knowing the pervasiveness police state, what are other tools that are available to us to end harm?” asks at

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  14. May 10

    “In New York City, we are still forgotten. There are millions of dollars and tons of programs dedicated to young men and boys of color - but young women and girls of color are left behind.” - Andrea Gonzalez, NYC Young Women’s Advisory Council

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  15. May 10

    When police officers sexually harm members of our community, how can we expect those survivors to go to precincts and face officers wearing the very same uniforms and say they want justice? - Andrea Gonzalez, NYC Young Women’s Advisory Council

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    May 10

    Today, , & are hosting Racial Justice is Survivor Justice: Why Matters to Black Women and Girls in School. Come check out our Gallery on how Black women have led and the movement—from Recy Taylor to Tarana Burke.

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  17. May 10

    “ has no universal dress code. Teachers who look at us and tell us what we can and cannot wear. We have no one to report to when things go wrong. If we need to create our own education system to keep our girls safe, we must!” - Yazmin Abdullah

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  18. May 10

    “I’m here representing girls in the public school system. You don’t really know what’s going on in schools -but students are experiencing injustices every day.” - Yazmin Abdullah, Member of the NYC Young Women’s Advisory Council opening up at

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  19. May 10

    This morning, our Young Women’s Advisory Council Member Yazmin Abdullah takes the main stage at ! Follow along at

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  20. May 10

    ✅ 2014: Launched w/ ✅ 2015: Launched the New York City Young Women’s Initiative w/ the & ✅ 2016 - 2018: Seven cities & states launch local Young Women’s Initiatives, led by Young Women’s Advisory Councils ✅ 2019:👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽

    Today we’re so excited to launch the National Young Women’s Advisory Council! Young women and GNC youth of color are taking their advocacy and power-building from the local to the national, focused on systems change and culture change to advance outcomes for their communities ✊🏽
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    May 9

    We caught up with to ask about his sexual harassment comments. An interesting response: “I said that there are sometimes we Hispanic people sometimes we say compliments, compliments that they are not meant to be harassment. But now that now that is a harassment.”

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