Advocacy Work Group

The goals of this group are to advocate for all girls through statewide, systemic policy change and empower girls to advocate for themselves. These goals will be accomplished by identifying, screening, analyzing, prioritizing, endorsing or opposing proposed legislation; by writing bills and lobbying policy makers to get girl–positive legislation passed; and by coordinating and promoting girls identifying their priorities. The Colorado Coalition for Girls, through our Advocacy Work Group, is a part of the Women and Family Action Network (WFAN), a legislative and advocacy group convened by the Women's Foundation of Colorado, which works to create and support policies relating to economic self-sufficiency for women and girls.

Chair/Co-Chair Contact

Katie Groke Ellis

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Meeting Dates

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Goals and Objectives

Advocate for all girls through statewide, systemic policy change
  • Identify, screen, analyze, prioritize, endorse or oppose proposed legislation
  • Identify priorities based on survey and girls' voices
  • Write bills and lobby policy makers to get girl-positive legislation passed
Empower girls to advocate for themselves
  • Coordinate and promote girls identifying their priorities
  • Coordinate and promote education for girls about advocacy
  • Coordinate and promote opportunities for girls to advocate for themselves

Issues

Equal pay for equal work

It seems so basic. But recent studies show that women still earn only about 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. For women of color, the pay gap is even wider. And mothers make 73 cents to a man’s dollar (60 cents if you’re a single mom). We have a chance to help right this wrong. More…

How TABOR and State Budget Cuts Have Hurt Girls

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for Girls is to eliminate cultural, social, and legal barriers that marginalize girls by advocating vigorously on their behalf. In this light, we have compiled the following fact sheet in response to the reduction of girl-focused services due to state funding cuts. More…

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