--- title: Skillsgapp Co-Founder And Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Cynthia Jenkins Joins Girls Inc.’s Project Accelerate - skillsgapp description: Skillsgapp co-founder Cynthia Jenkins joins Melinda Gates in closing the gender gap in the workforce. 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[skillsgapp](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/author/skillsgapp) Sep 14, 2022 [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/cynthia-jenkins-joins-girls-inc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/cynthia-jenkins-joins-girls-inc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/cynthia-jenkins-joins-girls-inc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/cynthia-jenkins-joins-girls-inc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) [News](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/news) [equality](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/equality) [Gen Z](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/gen-z) [gender equality](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/gender-equality) ![](https://skillionairehq.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/girls-inc-1-1.jpg) [Cynthia Jenkins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiapjenkins/), Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of skillsgapp, a company that develops free-to-play mobile gaming apps that help middle and high school-aged+ youth achieve life-changing career awareness and localized pathway access, as well as develop the soft skills necessary to pursue jobs in skills-based industries through game-changing play, has announced a strategic partnership with the [Girls Inc](https://www.girlsinc-oc.org/).’s Project Accelerate mentorship program, a pilot undertaken in Orange County, California. [The Girls Inc.’s Project Accelerate mentorship program](https://girlsincpa-nj.org/project-accelerate/) seeks to close the gender equity gap by supporting young women through post-secondary education and networking into the workforce, ensuring that they can achieve influential leadership positions in the process. Project Accelerate was funded by [Equality Can’t Wait](https://www.equalitycantwait.com/), an initiative launched by [Pivotal Ventures](https://www.pivotalventures.org/), Melinda Gates’ investment and incubation enterprise, to expedite progress toward gender equality in the U.S. The initiative garnered additional support from [Mackenzie Scott](https://www.forbes.com/profile/mackenzie-scott/?sh=6758ff37243d) and [The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation](https://www.schusterman.org/), awarding $40 million to the organizations or coalitions of organizations offering the most compelling proposals to help expand women’s empowerment and influence in the U.S. by 2030. 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