She Works - Career Readiness & Internship Program
About She Works
SHE WORKS equips diverse, young women with career-readiness skills and connects them with internships at companies that demonstrate female leadership.
About the Program
She Works is a career readiness and internship program. There are three program elements: 1) mandatory career readiness training, 2) community-based learning and mentoring, 3) 100-hour internship. You will be matched with an internship opportunity based upon your major and career interests and include placements at Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofit businesses.
SHE WORKS equips diverse, young women with career-readiness skills and connects them with internships at companies that demonstrate female leadership.
SHE WORKS will provide the education, tools, and resources that young women need to thrive. Skills gained through the SHE WORKS program include: resume-building/writing, interviewing, networking, public speaking, and access to career development tools.
SHE WORKS is an accredited, equal opportunity internship program with both paid and unpaid internships (determined by employer).
Internships may be in person, remote, or hybrid.
LiveGirl’s Role
LiveGirl will match employers and program participants, as well as coordinate the career-readiness training and service leadership hours. All employment-related questions should be directed to the employer.
Employer’s Role
Provide a quality 100-hour internship experience. The employer determines whether the internship is paid or unpaid; if unpaid, it must pass the “primary beneficiary test.” Learn more.
Participant’s Role
1) Career-readiness training
2) 100 hours of internship work experience
Timeline
May 23th-June 15th: Career Readiness Mandatory Intern Training Sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-5:15 pm via Zoom
June-July 31: Internships take place (coordinated with employer)
Requirements
College Student (Rising college freshman through rising college senior)
Ability to virtually attend weekly career-readiness workshops in June
Ability to work at least 100 hours between June 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023.
Most internships will be in-person, with some hybrid and remote options.
Submission of final report/presentation to LiveGirl
Must reside and be able to work in the United States legally. Those not located within the United States and/or do not have the authorization to work in the United States will not be considered for the SHE WORKS program.
About Our Employer Network
Companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small businesses.
Companies include AXA XL, Bankwell, Boeing, Northwestern Mutual, Stone Point Capital, The Office of Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Pitney Bowes, nonprofits, and so many more!
99% of employers indicated that their SHE WORKS intern met/exceeded expectations and will return to the program.
Why SHE WORKS?
To provide internship equality and close the female leadership gap. When it comes to internships, connections matter most.
91% of surveyed college interns indicate that connections landed internship (43% family connections). - Forbes
Although women and men are participating in internships at nearly the same rate, women participate in 20 percent more unpaid internships than men.*
When race is considered, Hispanic American students have the lowest rate of participating in an internship (53.3%), followed by African American students (59.5%), Asian American students (63.2%) and Caucasian students (68.2%).*
Internship experience has been proven to increase a student's chance of getting a job in their field with 51.7% of graduating students who held an internship receiving a job offer by graduation.*
*Source: Leveling the Playing Field: The Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities of Internships in the U.S, BA Rudolph Foundation
