The focus of Gwen’s Girls is to support and uplift girls and young women. On Oct. 6, with Lynne Hayes-Freeland as the emcee, Gwen’s Girls held their signature event, From at Risk to Resilient, at the Priory on the North Side of Pittsburgh. The event’s proceeds support Gwen’s Girls programs and the launch of their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) based education, community health and career exploration program for middle and high school girls. According to the White House Council on Women and Girls, “women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more than those in non- stem occupations and experience a smaller wage gap relative to men.”
Scyatta Wallace, PhD, was the keynote speaker for this important event. Wallace is an award winning psychologist, accomplished scientist and social entrepreneur, and combines her love for arts and empowering youth as CEO/founder of Janisaw Company, a curriculum design firm specializing in creating leadership development and life skills programs/workshops for teen girls and young women. She asks that we “be there” to encourage and support, to uplift, the key is being there if you are a funder or a philanthropist, “be there.”
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