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Why Support American Girls? Part I: The Oscars, Glass Ceilings, and Girls

By Laura Rosbrow | March 8th, 2010
Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director. This is no doubt a great accomplishment. People are starting to say that Kathryn Bigelow has broken a glass ceiling for women. However, it is all too easy for people to believe discrimination no longer exists when one exceptional individual rises to [...]
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Setting the Stage for the Girl Effect at the World Economic Forum, 2010

By Laura Rosbrow | February 2nd, 2010
As I mentioned earlier in this blog, “The Girl Effect,” or the idea that investing in girls internationally is the key to economic empowerment and social change, is really gaining momentum in international development talks and in the media, especially because of national best sellers like Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn’s “Half of the Sky”. [...]
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  • Gunther Girls in Action


    Gabriela Ramirez, 2008 Fellow and photojournalist.
    photo by Gabriela Ramirez, 2008 Fellow and photojournalist.

    Jena Perry, Diversity Works participant
    Jena Perry, Diversity Works participant.


    Sahara is a gifted writer, dancer, musician, and student. She is a multi-year Eva Gunther Fellow.
    Sahara is a gifted writer, dancer, musician, and student. She is a multi-year Eva Gunther Fellow.