Our Impact
Closing the Imagination Gap. The “Imagination Gap” – the difference between career choices that girls imagine for themselves and the range of careers actually available for them to pursue based on their interests – is still too common. Girls, particularly BIPOC girls, may not see themselves in higher paying jobs of the future, such as STEM. They may not know that particular careers even exist. Learn more in our 2022 Annual Impact Report.
The Imagination Index™
Career Girls has created the Imagination Index, an evaluation tool that measures how Career Girls programming is shaping career and leadership aspirations of girls around the world.
The Imagination Index consists of a weighted combination of indicators that provides a quantitative basis for assessing the impact of the Career Girls program on near-term outcomes of girls’ lives, across two dimensions: career and self. The career dimension measures career exploration and goals of girls. The self dimension measures their decision-making abilities, curiosity, and leadership potential.
Girls have shown an 18% increase from the measurement of these two dimensions after participating in Career Girls programming when using the Imagination Index evaluation tool.
“What I like the most was seeing so many role models who look just like me thrive in careers where they are just as smart and persistent and are just as acclaimed and praised as the men beside them. The role models were just so inspiring.”
“After today’s event, I am going to take more risks and be more confident about my choices.”
“The women on this channel have taught me three important things: One, that women can do anything, two, never give up and three, we are strong, intelligent and we have the power to change the world by working in the fields that we are passionate about.”
“Whenever I come here, I forget about all this negativity, and get filled by positivity and knowledge.”
“I really believe that people are all planted with the seed of I am here to do something great.”
