{"id":134,"date":"2023-07-31T11:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gem:8888\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:57:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"134\" class=\"elementor elementor-134\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a9c22 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-b5de9a8 \" data-id=\"21a9c22\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"21a9c22\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"21a9c22\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0794e8d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3063f18 \" data-id=\"0794e8d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0794e8d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0794e8d\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6230d8 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-93244e3 \" data-id=\"e6230d8\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e6230d8\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"e6230d8\">\n    \t\t\t<h6 data-interaction-id=\"63f428b\" class=\"e-63f428b-bcca9db e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"63f428b\">ABOUT GEM<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"16148c1\" class=\"e-16148c1-4cf3db7 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"16148c1\">Across Canada, high school girls facing socioeconomic challenges are at a disadvantage when it comes to post-secondary preparedness and achieving their career aspirations<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-3951f1c-98671d9 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3951f1c\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3951f1c\">They lack support, and have few connections and limited access to professional development opportunities. The good news is that mentorship can change that.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/get-involved\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-f8683a3-8393100 e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f8683a3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f8683a3\">\n\t\tGet Involved\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c0b56 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-efb6ecb \" data-id=\"36c0b56\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"36c0b56\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"36c0b56\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b82da1 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-e498501 \" data-id=\"3b82da1\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3b82da1\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3b82da1\">\n    \t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"9ada1c9\" class=\"e-9ada1c9-0d5bd06 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9ada1c9\">Mentorship ignites what's possible<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7fb3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7fb3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Through mentoring, girls:\u2028<\/span><\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Improve self-esteem<\/li><li style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Increase leadership skills<\/li><li style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Build confidence to pursue higher education and professional careers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473f38b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-b27da29 \" data-id=\"473f38b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"473f38b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"473f38b\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-5a0585f-0ef5327\" data-interaction-id=\"5a0585f\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5a0585f\" id=\"2935\" src=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-78.jpg\" width=\"1214\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-78.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-78-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-78-768x581.jpg 768w\" alt=\"A GEM mentee speaks at a Girls E-Mentorship event during an open discussion\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9969467 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-2b74876 \" data-id=\"9969467\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"9969467\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"9969467\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6258316 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-40e3799 \" data-id=\"6258316\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6258316\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"6258316\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc1cee e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8f71db4 \" data-id=\"6cc1cee\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6cc1cee\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"6cc1cee\">\n    \t\t\t<h6 data-interaction-id=\"b3385af\" class=\"e-b3385af-c53ecb7 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b3385af\">DID YOU KNOW<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"649283e\" class=\"e-649283e-272b7d5 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"649283e\">Mentored youth are 95% more likely to pursue further education after high school.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-d7eb630-575a565 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d7eb630\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"d7eb630\">\u2014 Future of Good &amp; Mentor Canada (2023). The State of Mentorship in Canada.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588a9592 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-588a9592-c046cd8 \" data-id=\"588a9592\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"588a9592\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"588a9592\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c72af e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3b8c72af-1fd1598 \" data-id=\"3b8c72af\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3b8c72af\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3b8c72af\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"5e7b566e\" class=\"e-5e7b566e-a05e561 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5e7b566e\">Connecting girls to women to limitless possibilities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b252d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b252d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GEM stands for Girls Excelling through Mentorship (GEM). Since 2012, our goal has been to stand up for, show up for, and support girls facing socioeconomic barriers by connecting them with professional career women to help them see and seize future career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>GEM\u2019s goal is to fuel the hopes and ambitions of young girls so they can create a future with the confidence, clarity, and the courage to see their limitless possibilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729d4c7 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-729d4c7-9135788 \" data-id=\"729d4c7\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"729d4c7\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"729d4c7\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-7f0bfeb9-ca2965d lazyload\" data-interaction-id=\"7f0bfeb9\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7f0bfeb9\" id=\"2942\" data-src=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-47.jpg\" width=\"999\" height=\"1035\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-47.jpg 999w, https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-47-988x1024.jpg 988w, https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rectangle-47-768x796.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Two GEM mentees smile and display their name badges at a Girls E-Mentorship GEMinar\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 999px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1288\/928;\" \/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0f8959 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-6a0f8959-3bcfaa1 \" data-id=\"6a0f8959\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6a0f8959\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"6a0f8959\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"30caa286\" class=\"e-30caa286-03c96a0 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"30caa286\">What is GEM?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d51fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d51fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GEM is a research-backed program for girls in Grades 10 through 12 that provides one-to-one career mentorship, professional skill development, and experiential learning through a community of professional women and organizations committed to building tomorrow\u2019s future leaders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/our-impact\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-4ebdfd1-aed91cf e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4ebdfd1\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4ebdfd1\">\n\t\tOur Impact\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a86e05 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-68a86e05-a9226f5 \" data-id=\"68a86e05\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"68a86e05\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"68a86e05\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4fdc0c e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-7b4fdc0c-86d9961 \" data-id=\"7b4fdc0c\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7b4fdc0c\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"7b4fdc0c\">\n    \t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"0f3e6f7\" class=\"e-0f3e6f7-867a05a e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0f3e6f7\">We\u2019ve paired over 1,800 girls with professional female mentors<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5401cf76 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-5401cf76-bd157ec \" data-id=\"5401cf76\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5401cf76\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"5401cf76\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b43cb00 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1b43cb00-ef645d6 \" data-id=\"1b43cb00\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1b43cb00\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1b43cb00\">\n    \t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"7831011\" class=\"e-7831011-cb4a4fb e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7831011\">Career mentorship: shaping the future<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-42f7284d-060c28c e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"42f7284d\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"42f7284d\">Our 1:1 mentorship program pairs girls with professional career women who ignite possibilities by providing career advice, networking opportunities, and support for their ambitions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/join-our-program\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-2b4fc1bd-155ccdc e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2b4fc1bd\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2b4fc1bd\" >\n\t\tExplore becoming a Mentor\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c733df6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-2c733df6-81e6f75 \" data-id=\"2c733df6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"2c733df6\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"2c733df6\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0673e e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3bc0673e-63f37b5 \" data-id=\"3bc0673e\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3bc0673e\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3bc0673e\">\n    \t\t\t<h4 data-interaction-id=\"29272761\" class=\"e-29272761-b356b3c e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"29272761\">Hands-on career exploration and workplace experiences<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-59d3b634-8205996 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"59d3b634\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"59d3b634\">Mentees visit partner organizations, hear directly from professionals and leaders, participate in career panels or workshops, explore different roles and workplaces, and build meaningful professional connections. 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Our Mentees go on to a post-secondary education, join the workforce, and become our future Mentors. Almost 1,000 women have supported our program in the role of Mentor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"e-3fcf9134-1c5346a e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3fcf9134\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3fcf9134\">\n\t\tLearn more about our Alumnae\n\t<\/button>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT GEM Across Canada, high school girls facing socioeconomic challenges are at a disadvantage when it comes to post-secondary preparedness and achieving their career aspirations They lack support, and have few connections and limited access to professional development opportunities. The good news is that mentorship can change that. 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