Investing in Girls Alliance has gathered data on middle school aged girls in Greater Worcester since 2007. Since 2022 our Helping Girls Thrive Benchmarks and Benchmark Builders support collective impact of our Alliance Programs and girls serving organizations and programs everywhere.
For more information on our data and research, please contact us at: iiga@investingingirls.org
The Status of Girls Fall 2026 (pdf)
DownloadHelping Girls Thrive Benchmark Workbook 2026 (pdf)
DownloadThe Impact of Girls Only Experiences (pdf)
Download2022 IIGA Status of Girls Report (pdf)
Download2019 IIGA Status of Girls Report (pdf)
DownloadDreaming Big: Examining the Career Aspirations of Girls of Color 2015 (pdf)
DownloadMiddle School Girls and the Leaky Pipeline May 2015 edition (pdf)
DownloadDreaming Big:What's Gender Got To Do With It? Examining the Career Aspirations of Girls 2012 (pdf)
DownloadIIGA Needs Assessment 2012 Executive Summary (pdf)
DownloadIIGA Initial Needs Assessment -2007 (pdf)
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Investing in Girls Alliance has been gathering data and sharing research on the needs and assets of middle school aged girls in greater Worcester since 2007.
We track indicators on girl's wellbeing and set benchmarks to measure our progress under four key areas:
Health, Economic Empowerment, Violence and Safety and Civic Engagement

IIGA supports gender specific best practices and policies through our large network of girl serving organizations, with state and regional commissions on the status of women and girls, and girl and women focused funders.
We bring training and peer to peer learning opportunities to girl serving programs in greater Worcester and across the state.

Investing in Girls Alliance builds partnerships and collaborations to ensure girls have access to all the supports and resources they need to succeed.