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Girls Inc. focuses on the intersectional challenges faced by girls and supports their education, health, and independence.FatCamera/iStock
Girls Inc. is a network of over 1,500 nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada that advocates on behalf of the embetterment of girls’ lives. Its members promote policies and actions that focus on girls’ education, health, and independence. On their website, they describe their focus: “We engage in advocacy that focuses on the needs of girls from low-income communities and girls who face multiple, intersectional challenges such as those based on sex race, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, disability, socioeconomic statue, sexual orientation, and gender identity.”
Girls Inc. lists facts that serve as the fuel behind their many advocacy campaigns: 1 of 4 girls experience sexual abuse or assault by the age of 18 (combatting bullying, harassment, and sexual violence campaign), 1 in 6 girls won’t finish high school (promoting educational opportunities and economic independence campaign), suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth between the ages of 10 and 24 (supporting girls’ mental health campaign), over 1 in 20 teen girls become pregnant each year (advancing reproductive health campaign), 52% of high school girls report being unhappy with their bodies (addressing the prevalence of gender stereotypes in media campaign), and for every child in an afterschool program, 2 more are unable to get in (advocating for strong and growing Girls Inc. local organizations). Girls Inc. works to create mentoring relationships and programming that is culturally and developmentally appropriate and skill building in girl-only convenient and safe spaces. They note that the girls who are involved in their programs are less likely to engage in risky behaviors, as well as more likely to be successful in school and graduate from postsecondary education and generally thrive.
For your discussion: What critical theory or theories of delinquency prevention seem to be reflected in the work done by Girls Inc.? Explain your reasoning.
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