The MEDIAGIRLS Youth Advisory Board gives advice for dads and male guardians looking to stay close with their daughters. 3 min read
The myth goes something like this: If you’re a guy, you can’t possibly understand girl drama. Better leave that stuff to moms, right? Wrong. Not only do dads “get” girls – dads also bring unique assets to parenting them. Research shows that girls whose fathers are positively involved in their lives tend to have higher …
Girls Leadership Community Content Fatherhood & Parenting Organizations At-Home Dads Network: athomedad.org The Good Men Project: www.goodmenproject.com MachoSpouse – a site for male military spouses: www.machospouse.com A Call to Men – violence prevention through empowering and educating boys. The Mask You Live In – A documentary film from The Representation Project, The Mask You Live In follows …
Based on our many years of running programs and countless conversations with girls, parents, caregivers, and educators, we know that our work is impactful. Yet we’re always so deeply moved to hear how our programs and tools help people make positive change in their lives. We recently had an opportunity to chat with Michael Glassman, …
Check out these inspiring highlights from an event hosted by Warriors Basketball Academy powered by Rakuten and Girls Leadership. February 1 was National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a nationwide celebration to enable girls and women to reach their potential in sports and life. This special experience at the Warriors Basketball Facility in …
Rachel Simmons and Simone Marean, Co-founders of Girls Leadership, put together a list of books for parents & girls of all ages.
Many of us don’t deal with or prepare for conflict management until we are in it. At that point, we usually end up flying by the seat of our pants. 5 min read
How to role model and communicate with girls about body image, even if we don’t feel good about our own bodies. – Interview with Dr. Julia V Taylor 8 min read
Your kid forgot his homework. Again. You spy it sitting on the table by the front door, where he neglected to slip it into his bookbag. You can easily stash it in your briefcase and drop it off on your way to work. Do you do it? No way, says middle school teacher and journalist …
The Girls Leadership headquarters are based in Oakland, CA – a.k.a. Warrior Ground. This week we are gearing up to revel in the NBA finals. The stories behind this Warriors team include so many great examples to unpack with our kids. Here are our top five conversation starters: ON GROWTH MINDSET Question: The first year …
