This past Spring, Strong Women, Strong Girls held its first annual Strong Awards, a ceremony that recognizes the accomplishments and dedication of its wonderful volunteers.  Each city held its own award ceremony. Award recipients were nominated by peers and other Strong Women, Strong Girls advocates. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh held its Strong Awards on April 19, 2011 at August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh. Strong...

On Monday, I was handing out and completing Post Surveys with the girls at my site when we came to the question “What have you learned from Strong Women, Strong Girls?” I waited, giving them optimal time to complete the question. Later, as I collected the survey, I accidentally glimpsed down and saw an answer to this question; one girl wrote, “to be brave.” In retrospect, if I was asked the same question, what have I learned from...

The third event in the Mentor2Mentor professional development series for SWSG college women was the “Finding Your Passionate Purpose” Career Panel. Five panelists brought diverse backgrounds and career paths to share with the undergraduate women in attendance. Author Betty Breuhaus spoke about her path from creating the Marblehead Kite Making Company to becoming a published author. Brooke Botello, Vice President of McDermott...

Participating in the Mentor2Mentor (M2M) program was a last minute decision. Preoccupied with the madness of life, I had forgotten to complete my application and had plans overlapping the required meeting. However, after speaking with fellow mentors who had previously participated in the M2M program, I knew I had to finish the application and change my plans. What truly sold me was one friend who raved about the benefits, explaining she had...

Millennial women are the new breed of women- we twenty-something women are lost without technology at our fingertips and we are constantly seek to break the boundaries which women from previous generations have set for us. We strive to try everything rather than to have everything. Independence has become extremely sought-after for millennial women, but high ambition leads to high pressure, so the pressure to succeed is often overwhelming...