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I am strong because I can lift my own weight. I am smart not just because I get As. I am bold because I am not afraid to stick up for my rights.
Video Highlights: The Girls Inc. 2010 National Conference
At the Girls Inc. 2010 National Conference in Washington, D.C., Girls Inc. leadership, staff, board members, and supporters gathered to celebrate how our work and mission influence issues critical to girls and gender equity. At the conference, Girls Inc. Board Chair Bridgette Heller announced Judy Vredenburgh as President and CEO to replace Joyce M. Roché, who is retiring at the end of May after nearly ten years of dedicated service
The theme for the 2010 conference—taken from a quote by Edith B. Phelps, former CEO for Girls Incorporated—was “Inspired for Life: To become somebody you never expected, but someone else did.”
Watch highlights from the conference below, including special messages from First Lady Michelle Obama, Honorary Board Chair of Girls Inc.; Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education; and Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., a leading expert in the management of race, gender, and class in the workplace.
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