Project Accelerate Career & College Readiness Program
Project Accelerate programming aims to close the gender equity gap by supporting girls through college and networking into the workforce, ensuring they can achieve influential leadership positions.
Girls Inc.’s program seeks to create and establish the web of connectivity that men and those of privilege have had, and have benefitted from, for generations. It will be the warm introduction that leads to a first job. It will be the LinkedIn connection that opens the door to an interview.
We are not aiming for one or two diversity hires with Project Accelerate. We are aiming to change the workforce landscape.
Participating collegiate women connect with volunteer corporate women mentors from your companies that meet at quarterly network mixers. Mentors and Collegiate women will also participate in office tours, informational interviewing, career panels, connections to paid internships, and more.
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Program Elements
Participating collegiate women attend networking mixers and events, career panels, and in-person office tours.
Collegiate women meet professional women mentors throughout diverse workforce areas who will them to opportunities & connections.
Collegiate women are guaranteed at least 20 hours of guidance and training annually from their chosen professional career women mentors.
Our Impact
43% of our Project Accelerate Collegiates are first generation college students.
In 2021, 61% of our first Project Accelerate cohort had declared a major in STEM.
Project Accelerate Collegiates have been accepted into Brandeis University, USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, & more.
