Educated women are fundamental resources for their community.

By Monica Godinez, Illustrations by Jessica Wetterer

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36.6%

In 2019, 36.6% of women in the U.S. had completed four or more years of higher education.

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20,000

Creative Action, an Austin-based program focused on developing important life skills, has served more than 20,000 Austin students.

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86%

In 2019, 86% of women ages 18 through 24 years old held a high school diploma or the equivalent of a diploma.

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13,000

Texas students petitioned the Texas State Board of Education to implement an anti-racist curriculum; said petition has acquired more than 13,000 signatures.

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15,000

In 2021, Girls Empowerment Network will achieve their 25th anniversary goal of having served 100,000 girls by increasing their self-efficacy through schools, camps, conferences and at-home kits called Spark Kits.


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