Latinitas, a non-profit empowering Latina teens & tweens through media & technology, held the Code Chica Conference this past April 19th in Austin Community College Eastview Campus. Latina girls ages 9-18 were able to design video games from start to finish – first with art and theater since video games are very cinematic,and then to the development… [Read More]
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Are We Teaching Our Daughters To Be Nice Instead of Leaders?
“We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground: Little girls get called ‘bossy’ all the time, a word that’s almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. When a man does a good job, everyone says, ‘That’s great.’ When a woman does that same… [Read More]
Benefits & Challenges of Sports for Tween Girls
Today, on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we’re taking a look at the benefits and challenges that exist for girl in sports. Los Tweens is a proud sponsor of a girls’ basketball team. We believe strongly in the benefits and lessons tween girls (and boys) learn through athletics. We’ve written articles on the… [Read More]