WE’RE DRIVING CHANGE
Launched in 2009 at the Clinton Global Initiative, G(irls)20 places young women at the centre of decision-making processes.
Through our signature programs, Global Summit and Girls on Boards, we make strategic investments in young women through education and training, building networks, and access to unparalleled opportunities at home and abroad.
While advocating for change at the global level through the annual G(irls)20 Global Summit, we are invested in changing the status quo for women at decision-making tables in communities across Canada by placing Girls on Boards.
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Summit Delegates Globally
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Developing Global Networks
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Young Female Leaders in Girls on Boards
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Coaches and Boards Trained
Building Confident Leaders
Developing Global Networks
Implementing Quality Training
Advocating for Change
Launched in 2017 with the support of Department of Women and Gender Equality (formerly Status of Women Canada), Girls on Boards places community-minded, motivated and trained young women on non-profit governance boards in their communities across Canada.
Learn MoreThe G(irls)20 Summit invests in global delegates in a way that encourages them to return to their communities and find a way to economically empower girls and women.
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Our Impact
We believe that investing in young female leaders will change the status quo and help cultivate the next generation of political, civil and business leaders. In 2018, our year kicked off with participation in G7 Roundtable discussions with global leaders and ended in December with the launch of applications for our next Global Summit. The months in between? Jam-packed with programming, advocating and building crucial networks of young women across Canada and around the globe. 2018 saw G(irls)20 host our 9th annual Global Summit, a Summit focused on driving change by advocating that G20 leaders address issues facing women and girls globally.
Get Involved
If you are interested in joining the G(irls)20 community to help cultivate this generation of young female leaders, then check out some of our favourite ways to get involved.
At the beginning of a new year, we often find ourselves re-evaluating our day-to-day and seek out ways to do better, be better and become more involved in our community. Every year, around this time, G(irls)20 receives countless emails, tweets and messages asking how to get involved with our organization.
At G(irls)20, we believe in amplifying organizations that are working to address barriers to equality and cultivate change in their communities. Meet Serisha Iyar, the founder of Leading in Colour and longtime member of the G(irls)20 community.
I remember feeling a tinge of envy whenever a peer spoke about their professional aspirations. I thought to myself, ‘how wonderful would it be to be able to have a career goal, a calling, a passion?’ To me, it seemed that having a goal would make life much more purposeful, and truthfully, to help me not get ‘left behind’.
