State of GEN: United for the Next GENeration

Name: State of GEN: United for the Next GENeration
Start: 2026-09-23T19:00:00-0400
End: 2026-09-23T20:00:00-0400

Wed, Sep 23, 7pm - 8pm EDT

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Girls Empowerment Network

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Join us for our 9th annual State of GEN virtual event, hosted by Girls Empowerment Network, and open to our entire network and all who care about supporting girls and youth.

Thirty years ago a group of moms, originally brought together by a book club, founded our organization on the idea that no one's daughter should have to go through the hardships of girlhood alone. This year’s theme, United for the Next GENeration, centers the legacy and continuous commitment to igniting the power in girls.

When you register, you’ll have the chance to submit a question for our youth panel and hear directly from girls about what they want adults to understand as we head into a new school year. In addition to our youth-led discussion, this webinar-style event will feature exciting GEN updates, a first look at our latest impact data, and a preview of our upcoming 30th anniversary fundraiser.

Come as you are, whether you're wrapping up your workday or relaxing at home. We're bringing the 90's living room feel back to 2026.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Originally called The Ophelia Project, Girls Empowerment Network a 501(c)(3) was created in 1996 by twelve concerned mothers raising adolescent girls in Austin, Texas. Inspired by the book Reviving Ophelia by Dr. Mary Pipher, these mothers met to address an increasing trend among middle school aged girls – a systematic decline and sometimes permanent loss of self-esteem, the outcome of which can be devastating: epidemic levels of anorexia/bulimia, self-mutilation, depression, low academic achievement, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse.

Twenty-eight years later, we help girls* 3rd-12th grades discover they are powerful across Central Texas, Houston, and Dallas. We do this by teaching self-efficacy, which is a girl’s belief in her ability to succeed. Whether she is shooting for an A, overcoming a bully, becoming the first in her family to go to college, breaking up with an abusive partner, or just trying to take care of herself when she feels like no one else will – when a girl experiences our self-efficacy curriculum, she realizes she can do it and she becomes powerful.