Focus Areas
The Center for Gender Justice and Opportunity is committed to building a world where all girls and women have an equal opportunity to thrive. For the past ten years, we have worked on the most urgent issues facing girls, gender-expansive youth, and women today. Across our many projects, we’ve developed six areas of special focus. Learn more by clicking the links below.
Adultification Bias
Championing actions against bias towards Black girls
Criminalization & the Justice System
Innovating alternatives to punitive responses and police presence
Education & Pushout
Reducing disproportionate discipline against girls of color in schools
Solutions: Restorative Justice & Other Interventions
Offering approaches to help girls learn, heal, and thrive
Trauma & Mental Health
Improving approaches for girls in the sexual abuse to prison pipeline for girls
Youth Voice & Perspective
Prioritizing the lived experiences of girls through qualitative data, storytelling, and visual and written art
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