Young Women & Girls
Young Women & Girls
Focus: Young Women & Girls
By listening to and amplifying the voices of young women and girls, they’ll know they are supported and celebrated.
Our next steps to achieve this are:
Using our latest research to educate and support current advocates, program providers, educators, and policymakers on the unique needs of young women and girls.
Listening to young women and girls in our community to hear what changes they want to see happen in our community
Advocating for local policies that support issues facing young women and girls in our community — increased mental health services, access to comprehensive sex education, and more.
Young Women & Girls Report
When we completed our initial Women and Girl’s Study of Greater Fort Wayne in 2020, we learned that girls perform well academically, earn more high school honors diplomas than boys, and are more than twice as likely to have a bachelor’s degree than their mothers and grandmothers. But we still have work to do. We needed to hear more from the 12-24 age group. So, we convened three focus groups to center their voices, elevate their experiences, and show the next generation that we’re listening.
