Girls Incorporated^®

of Tulsa County

Our Mission

To inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

 

Our Vision

To be recognized as the leading voice for all girls and the issues they face. To create an environment of hope for all girls, support for their families and to impact our community through consistent education, proactive programming, and research-based curricula that encourages all girls to achieve their full potential.

Why Tulsa County?

A recent study conducted to assess risk factors and behavioral trends in female youth in Oklahoma revealed a climate in which the wellbeing and advancement of girls in this state is jeopardized in alarming ways:

•  The Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Resource Center recently disclosed that girls attempted to commit 61 percent of all teen suicides in the state. 

• Oklahoma has the eighth highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.

• More than 20 percent of girls in Oklahoma do not graduate from high school.

More statistics about women in Oklahoma:

• Women workers in Oklahoma earn 75 cents for every dollar garnered by their male counterparts in the workplace. 

• Single women head almost half of all households in Oklahoma that financially fall below the economic poverty line.

• Oklahoma imprisons women at the highest rate in the nation; in fact, 1290 out of 100,000 Oklahoma women are currently serving time behind bars. 

• Oklahoma is one of only six states in which more than 10 percent of the prison population is comprised of female inmates. 

 

Girls Inc.^® provides young girls with outlets not only to express their individuality, but also to take part in life-enriching experiences that may not be otherwise available to them. We strive to assist girls in the positive perception of their bodies and their beings though programs designed to educate about issues such as media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent pregnancy, sports and self-defense. We  prepare young women for both citizenship and leadership in their respective communities by acquainting them with their responsibility as active members of a changing society. Girls Incorporated^® seeks to change Oklahoma's alarming statistics one girl at a time.