GIRLSpace: Exploring the Development and Funding of Programs for Girls In June of 1998, the Valentine Foundation, Womens Way and The Philadelphia Foundation jointly sponsored "GIRLSpace: Exploring the Development and Funding of Programs for Girls". The conference focused on broadening funders' awareness of the issues facing girls today and increasing their knowledge about the kinds of programs that work to address those issues. Lynn Phillips of the National Council for Research for Women and Author of "The Girls Report What We Know & What We Need to Know About Growing Up Female" opened the conference with an overview of her research, followed by the showcasing of and five successful programs for girls in Philadelphia.
	Conversation II: Programs That Work for Girls OUT OF PRINT In June of 1992, Valentine Foundation and Ms. Foundation for Women co-sponsored "Conversation II: Programs That Work for Girls". Designed as an opportunity for funders, researchers, and program directors to explore recent female developmental theory and effective programming for girls, the conference drew representatives from women's funds and community foundations around the country. Dr Carol Gilligan, Dr. Janie Ward and Dr. Judith Music discussed current research and several successful programs for girls were highlighted. The conclusion generated a number of recommendations for grantmakers.
	A Conversation about Girls In May of 1990, Valentine Foundation and Womens Way sponsored a gathering of researchers, funders and advocates for a Conversation About Girls' Development. The impetus for this event was the sense the many funders lack the opportunities to hear researchers and advocates talk about the very real unmet needs of girls, especially low income girls, and that researchers and funders alike would welcome the chance to exchange information and share concerns. The result was a day of lively passionate discussion, infused with a sense of urgency about young women who are called upon to spend their adolescence coping with survival at the expense of growth into mature adulthood.

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