Topic: Employment, Media Literacy
Target Population: Adolescents, Middle Childhood
Sector: Community-Based, School-Based
This program is for girls who are 6 to 18 years old.
Girls Inc. Media Literacy®, a community- or school-based program, is designed to raise awareness about the power of the media and how media messages can affect females. Participants learn to analyze media, advocate for change, and create their own versions of realistic media.
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
This program consists of the following five age-suitable components for girls:
The first Girls Club, now Girls Inc., began in 1864. Currently, Girls Inc. organizations serve over 140,000 girls every year across the United States and Canada. The extent to which the Media Literacy program has been implemented was not located.
This program is delivered by Girls Inc. trained, professional leaders. Please visit www.girlsinc.org/findagirlsinc./girls-inc-usa-and-canada.html to contact local branches for more information.
Considerations for implementing this program include contacting a local Girls Inc. branch in the United States or Canada to bring the program to a specific location and understanding program costs could require funding.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing Girls Inc. Media Literacy, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Implementation time for program components varies.
Implementation costs will vary depending on an organization’s location and resources.
To move the Girls Inc. Media Literacy program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact Girls Inc. National Office by mail 120 Wall Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10005, phone 1-212-509-2000, email communications@girlsinc.org, or visit https://girlsinc.org/contact-us/
