Building a New Social Network

Today’s guest blogger, Amy (A.E.) Irwin, is currently co-facilitating two programs with Girls Inc. Irwin is a writer who has also worked in sales, marketing and social work. She has advocated for girls in previous volunteer roles with the American Association of...

Thankful for Friends

In 27 years, I have never felt as thankful for friends as I do at this very moment. If you were to ask my parents to tell you something about my childhood, they would undoubtedly tell you that I always had someone sleeping over on any given night of the week. Although...

Sisters Not Competitors

My first girl conflict was in Pre-K. A girl told me I had ugly shoes. I cried and was told that if I wanted to avoid being upset, I should just hang out with the boys. Sadly, that didn’t work. The bullying I observed, or experienced, only got worse. Elementary...

Inadvertent

During our Fall I Cycle, I had the opportunity to lead a few sessions of Work It Out for girls ages 9-11 and 12-14. It’s always interesting to see how the same activity plays out with different groups of girls; sometimes one group will react totally different...