GIR
LZ,
FTW.
ABOUT US.
ABOUT US.
OUR AIM
Our aim is to build a community of women and girlz that support and empower each other to question and dismantle harmful cultural norms.
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​Girlz,FTW is proud to be a supportive space for all girlz regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, and disability. If you are uncomfortable with this, then this program is not for you. To be in our program, you must be willing and open to engaging and supporting girlz that come from different backgrounds, have different lifestyles, and have different beliefs and upbringing than yours.
OUR VALUES
OUR STORY
In 2017, with International Women's Day only a week away, we decided we wanted to do more than just post a #girlpower status on social media. We were tired of just expressing our feminism through hashtags and “the future is female” t-shirts only to go back to focusing on our daily lives.
We started Girlz, FTW because we wanted to do something tangible to support women and girls. We wanted to channel the magic of women's day every single day. So, we designed a website, asked our most inspiring friends to become mentors, created a curriculum and launched applications for mentees – all in seven days.
Girls from all over the world applied to the program. We chose a final 16 mentees hailing from India, Canada and all around the U.S. and paired them with badass female leaders. We hosted a speaker series to learn from other badass women. We shared awkward moments, insecurities, fights with our parents. We talked about how to get into college, how to build a killer resume, what feminism means to us. We watched inspiring TED Talks, started bullet journals and planned our visions for the year. We supported each other.
Today, our programs have thousands of girlz from over 73 countries, our team has grown from 3 to 13, and our vision has expanded beyond just a mentorship program. As we continue look at news headlines from around the world, we know there’s a lot more work ahead of us. So, with our heads held high and a deep sense of urgency, we’re marching towards the future we want. We hope you join us for this wild ride.
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