On February 12, 2005, 124 high school girls, ages 13-18, attended the "Opening Doors" one-day event held at Montana State University. The conference was planned "for girls, by girls" and centered on assets, opportunities and resources. During the conference, participants learned strategies to communicate effectively and cope with stress and anxiety. Girls also discovered how to enrich their lives through civic engagement and examined educational and career opportunities. Interacting with local, professional and inspirational business women, participants explored stereotypes of women in the media, discussed world issues facing today's women and increased self-awareness and confidence through creative writing, yoga, and improvisation. "Opening Doors" conference sponsors included Montana State University, Turner Youth Initiative, Prevent Child Abuse, Inc. and many local businesses and individuals.

Two-time Oscar winning actress, Jane Fonda was the keynote speaker. Almost 300 people attended her address. Over the past 10 years, Jane has focused her activism and philanthropy on girl's reproductive health and resiliency. In 1995, she founded the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.

This is what girls said about the conference: “it was very unified, really promoted spirit and femininity throughout,” “the different ways to encourage women were creative and inspiring,” “the workshops were fun and they put being a woman into a different perspective for me,” “it just opened doors so to speak,” and “it allowed oneself to be open in an encouraging environment and showed that you can be a girl and a strong one at that.”