@article{ref1,
title="The Girls' Leadership Academy: a promising, empowerment-based approach to the prevention of sexual violence",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2021",
author="Edwards, Katie M. and Siller, Laura and Eliason, Sara and Hernandez, Nallely and Jones, Johanna and Richardson, Amy and Schmidt, A. J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Sexual violence (SV) is a pernicious issue that disproportionally impacts girls and women. Although few initiatives have demonstrated effectiveness in leading to reductions in SV, global health organizations have identified empowerment-based programs as a promising approach to SV prevention. The purpose of this article is to discuss the Girls Leadership Academy (GLA), a program of the Nebraska's Women's Center for Advancement, which is a &quot;homegrown,&quot; theoretically grounded, practice-based SV prevention program for adolescent girls. More specifically, we discuss previous research relevant to the GLA; the theoretical underpinnings of the GLA; and the history, context, and content of the GLA.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012211051402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211051402"
}