Girls for Gender Equity: An interview with Mandy Van Deven

Mandy Van Deven, Mickey Z. — 2007-01-14T07:58:00Z

"In solidarity, we will level the playing field."

I first knew Mandy Van Deven as the editor of Altar Magazine and later as a co-editor at Clamor. Only recently did I learn of her role as Director of Community Organizing at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a Brooklyn-based non-profit. "GGE's mission is to improve the physical, psychological, social and economic development of girls and women," Van Deven told me. "GGE encourages communities to remove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to live self-determined lives through a combination of advocacy, leadership and self-esteem development, community organizing, education, and service provision."

In order to educate myself and help spread the word, I asked Mandy a few questions via e-mail.