Girl Scouts celebrate 100th year

RBC I Girl Scouts of Colorado is joining Girl Scouts across the country on Monday, March 12, to celebrate Girl Scouts “official” 100th anniversary date. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has declared 2012 the Year of the Girl: a celebration of girls, recognition of their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in support of balanced leadership in the workplace and in communities across the country.
A comprehensive new research study, “ToGetHerThere: Girls’ Insights on Leadership,” commissioned by GSUSA in partnership with GfK Roper, reveals that while girls are generally optimistic about their futures, they still see glass ceilings in today’s society that will get in the way of achieving their leadership potential. The study, based on a telephone survey of 1,000 girls ages 8–17, found, for example, that close to three in five girls think that a woman can rise up in a company but will rarely be put in a senior leadership role. Additionally, more than one-third of girls say they wouldn’t feel comfortable trying to be a leader, and almost 40 percent are not sure they’re cut out to be a leader.
Girl Scouts of Colorado has launched a One in a Million philanthropic campaign that will directly benefit girls and fuel this effort to fund opportunities that enable girls to lead. Funds raised will go directly to services and programs for girls to help fill critical talent gaps in finance, science, technology, environmental and global leadership arenas. For more information about anniversary events and how to be part of this important movement, visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org/100th-anniversary.