Girls in science

It is also exciting to see that young women have initiated several programs and groups for girls and young women. Justice for Girls is an advocacy and internship program in Vancouver for girls under age 19 living in poverty that was set up by two young women, one with experience living on the street, the other a street worker. The Canadian Association for Girls in Science, for girls ages seven to 16, was created by a nine-year-old girl out of her passion for science and concern that girls were turning off of science at a very young age. Another girls’ empowerment program, Ophelia’s Voice, was recently developed by a 13-year-old girl in Calgary who has promoted it through the web-based social action youth forum, Taking IT Global, as well as through local community-based organizations.