Girls Inc. hosted our annual Power 2 the Girl Conference, a series of events presented by Toyota, designed to empower girls from under-resourced areas of Dallas. This year’s conference, themed “Power H.E.R: Health, Equity, and Reform” taught nearly 800 girls the importance of mental health, social justice, and gender equity.
Cynthia Cook Brown, a teacher at Agnew Middle School, said, “We know girls need to hear other women who look like them talking about growing in sisterhood. Girls Inc. allowed us to give this to our girls. We can’t wait to participate again next year!”
At our May 22 culminating event, girls learned about all three themes: health, equity, and reform. Speakers empowered girls through interactive discussions and activities designed to help girls thrive. Keynote speakers included Anne Chow, CEO of AT&T Business, Ebony Smith of Yoga N Da Hood, and Rayveen Koha-Jallah, a 20-year old Black Lives Matter community organizer.
Elizabeth, a student who participated, said she learned about bias and discrimination and hopes to combat these issues in the future. “Today I learned that a lot of people stereotype girls,” she said. “I want to change that and show people we can do so much more than they think.”
We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting us as we inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Sponsors include Toyota, Norton Rose Fulbright, Allstate Insurance Company, Pioneer Natural Resources, Oliver Wyman, CBRE, Comerica Bank, Ernst & Young, Boston Consulting Group, o9 Solutions, Jacobs Engineering, Baker Botts, Vizient, D Magazine, the Dallas Mavericks, TXU Energy, Witherite Law Group, Sidley Austin LLP, and National Security Bank.
