Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)
Joanne N. Smith's work experience includes founding and serving as the President and CEO of Girls for Gender Equity, where they worked towards the organization's mission. Joanne N. is also a co-author of a guide to combating sexual harassment and violence. Joanne was a member of the Move to End Violence program, which aimed to end violence against girls and women in the United States through leadership development and social change. Joanne N. has also been recognized as an awardee by the Union Square Awards. In addition, Joanne has worked as a therapist at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and as a community fellow at the Open Society Institute. Joanne N. has experience as a casework supervisor at the Brooklyn Aids Task Force and as a case manager at Rheedlan. Joanne N. Smith's work experience also includes participating in a pre-doctoral academy at Lousiana State University.
Joanne N. Smith completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Bowie State University from 1993 to 1997. Joanne N. then pursued a Master of Social Work at Hunter College from 2001 to 2003. In 2006, Joanne attended Columbia University's Columbia Business School where they studied Nonprofit Management through the Institute for Non Profit Management Executive Education for one year. Additionally, in 1997, they briefly attended Louisiana State University's Nubian Pre-Doctoral Academy, although no degree is specified.
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Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) works intergenerationally, through a Black feminist lens, to center Black girls and nonbinary and gender-expansive young people of color in policy and advocacy, direct service and culture change work to achieve gender and racial justice. We believe that widespread violence against women and girls of color in particular points to deeply rooted racial and gender discrimination that must be tackled as a peace-building and human rights priority. As a Brooklyn, New York-based coalition-building and youth development organization, GGE acts as a catalyst for change to improve gender and race relations and socio-economic conditions for our most vulnerable youth and communities of color. Through our signature programs Sisters in Strength, the Young Women's Advisory Council (YWAC), and JustUs we mobilize young people ages 14-24 to deeply engage civically and socially with their communities and the wider world around them. Then, through intergenerational organizing for just policies, our staff works to create the world our young people deserve.