The overarching mission of TVbyGIRLS is to create stories and
messages that show creative, compassionate, involved and
thinking girls and women.		    
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"What's with the Hijab" received a silver Telly Award
"Siblings or Why I wish I were an only child" received a bronze Telly Award

We are very proud that the work is being recognized in such prestigious adult settings.

About TVbyGIRLS

We are exposed to over 1000 images each day. All of us, all the time are constantly bombarded with images and messages. We believe that human beings are hard wired to experience images and stories in a deeply instinctive, emotional way. The images and the messages become a part of our subconscious identity. They give us cues about who we are and how we should behave and ultimately, what we should strive to become. Youth, in particular, are vulnerable to these images, actively developing their 'adult' identities and behavior. Unfortunately, the majority of daily media messages promote the basest of human traits--greed, jealousy, cruelty, and selfishness. Not a very pretty picture of how to be in our society.

But that is not the truth of us. At TVbyGIRLS, we work to powerfully communicate the more complicated, richer, more interesting mix of potential in youth. Through our workshops, we explore the emotional vocabulary of images and then use that power to make media work that is more reflective of the thoughts, concerns and solutions of girls.

TVbyGIRLS has worked with hundreds of amazing girls and young women. As girls choose to have deeper involvement with TVbyGIRLS, they become stronger change makers in media making and social action, both understanding the images around them and making new, more authentic images and stories.

These CORE GIRLS have been creating video work expanding the vitality of images about girls and women. Through individualized mentoring relationships we encourage the development of self-expression, critical thinking and building of skills to plan the National Television series. These CORE GIRLS will be the Editorial staff, responsible for making the content decisions for the show.   + READ MORE ABOUT OUR MISSION and GOALS

Over the years they've explored issues around:

  • Girl culture
  • Adolescent changes
  • Stereotypes
  • Leadership traits
  • Women in political office

Their creations have screened Nationally and Internationally and in 2007 they received 2 Telly awards.

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