International Gender Equality Movement (iGEM) is Northwestern University’s chapter of the United Nations Foundation campaign Girl Up. Our mission is to promote the education, leadership, and well-being of girls both in our community and in developing countries around the world.
Through campus events, iGEM fundraises, advocates, and raises awareness for UN programs specifically aimed at adolescent girls in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Guatemala, and India. iGEM members also work with girls in the Chicagoland area in order to stay connected to our mission in a hands-on way, culminating in an annual leadership summit for local middle school girls in the spring.
iGEM members at the second annual Spring Leadership Summit