Intern-views: Sarah Sanfilippo

Meet the fall interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here – read on to find out more about our intern Sarah Sanfilippo.   WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? SS: Being an avid feminist, I first encountered WGF during 2014’s Equal Pay Rally. I…

HPV YouTube Video Contest

Entries are now being accepted for our YouTube Video Contest! Use your creativity to help increase HPV vaccination rates in the Pittsburgh region! Create a YouTube video using the guidelines below for your chance to win a cash prize AND make a difference!

New Online Resource, Center for Changing Our Campus Culture

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) just announced the launch of  the Center for Changing Our Campus Culture. www.changingourcampus.org is a new comprehensive online clearinghouse on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus. This new website provides the latest information, materials and resources for campus administrators, faculty and staff,…

Intern-views: Ashley Hall

Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our online content intern Ashley Hall.   WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? AH: In 10th grade in high school, I heard…

Women and Girls Foundation CEO Heather Arnet Selected to be Democratic Candidate in State Senate Special Election

On Saturday, August 1st, the Allegheny and Washington County Democratic Committees formally voted to elect Heather Arnet to serve as the Democratic Candidate in the Special Election for Pennsylvania Senate District 37. The election will take place on November 3, 2015 to fill the State Senate seat vacated by Matt Smith. “As an organization that…

Intern-views: Tristan Day

Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our marketing intern Tristan Day.   WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? TD: I was searching for marketing internships during my sophomore…

Maggie Graham Hollas Back and More

Maggie Graham, sporting a shirt emblazoned with the word “feminist” on a sunny summer day in the East End, has done a lot. Her experiences are expansive: she has worked with numerous non-profits, spent time abroad, co-founded the Pittsburgh chapter of Hollaback!, and has started her own consulting company.   Until about a year ago, when…

Intern-views: Shannon Smith

Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our intern Shannon Smith.   WGF: How did you get involved with the Women and Girls Foundation? SS: I was at a networking event in Washington, D.C. and…

Intern-views: Alexis Payne

Meet the summer interns at the Women and Girls Foundation! We have some amazing women working here this summer – read on to find out more about our Writing Intern Alexis Payne.   WGF: How did you get started with the Women and Girls Foundation? AP: After taking Civics in my freshman year in high school,…

The Beauty Within shines through Pittsburgh photographer Elizabeth Craig

In a brightly sunlit studio in an historic home on Pittsburgh’s North Side, photographer Elizabeth Craig met with the Women and Girls Foundation to discuss her project, the Beauty Within Foundation. The project aims to share the stories of women’s experiences using the art of storytelling through photography. Craig got her start in photography almost by…