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SWSG Pittsburgh featured on Comcast Newsmakers

Posted by Kayla Peck May 5, 2014 Comcast Newsmakers, Girls, media, organizations, Pittsburgh, tv

This May, Comcast Newsmakers welcomed SWSG Pittsburgh’s Executive Director, Sabrina Saunders to discuss her work with Strong Women, Strong Girls. Sabrina recently joined SWSG in March. In the segment, Sabrina spoke about SWSG’s impact, work in communities throughout Pittsburgh, and the importance of our work in the region.

“…to listen to a…Read More

Alumna Spotlight: Kate Hayes

Posted by SWSG Blogging Corps May 5, 2014 Alumnae, Best Practices, Boston, Community, discover, education, empower girls, field trips, Get Active, Girls, impact, inspiration, Leadership, media, mentors, Program, Research, Role Models, Service, Skills, SPARKS!, Strong blogging corps, Strong Girls, strong leaders, strong women, support, Training, volunteers, Women's Issues

This blog is part of a series highlighting the exciting accomplishments of some of our outstanding Strong Women, Strong Girls’ alumnae. As SWSG turns 10 this year, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible support that got us to where we are today, while envisioning a strong, united…Read More

Girl Advocate: Beyoncé

Posted by SWSG Blogging Corps Jan 1, 2014 Beyonce, college mentors, female community, Female Pop Singer, Gender Equality, Girls, media, mentor, Role Model, Strong Female Friday, The Shriver Report

At SWSG, building a strong female community is crucial to empowering young girls to grow up into strong women. It is a constant battle with the media, as we are constantly inundated with unobtainable beauty standards and the thought that a role model for girls should encapsulate a certain…Read More

Orange is the New Black: New Voices for Women

Posted by SWSG Blogging Corps Sep 9, 2013 gender stereotypes, media, Strong blogging corps, strong leaders, television, Women's Issues

It’s easy to lament the depictions of women and girls in today’s media. Some are purely decorative; some are overly sexualized. Some are one-dimensional and dull, simply “there” to fulfill a role as wife or assistant to the main character. And even more fit neatly into the narrow female…Read More

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