By Simone Marean + Takai Tyler We are relishing in the celebrations of Pride Month’s rainbow flags and acknowledgments of LGBTQ+ excellence, while also holding space for the overwhelming feelings resulting from a series of devastating legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Given that states are passing a record breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ measures into …
Dr. Sonaliz (Sony) Morel-Baker is an accomplished fundraising and nonprofit executive with more than 20 years of experience advancing mission-driven organizations in education, youth development, and social justice. She currently serves as Chief Development Officer at Girls Leadership, where she leads the organization’s fundraising, donor engagement, strategic partnerships, and revenue growth efforts to advance its …
Kenya Bryant is a Program Officer at the Citi Foundation where she manages key partnerships for the Foundation’s Youth Economic Opportunities and Community Solutions work. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kenya led the development and execution of the Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking strategy across racial equity, girls’ education, and M·A·C VIVA GLAM’s international …
Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teen in Oklahoma, died on February 8, 2024. Before their death, they were the victim of bullying in their school, and their death has been linked to a violent altercation with other students. Though not all details are clear, there is reason to believe Nex’s death was linked to their gender …
Take a moment to ask yourself, who feels most connected to people at school or in a program? There may be no more important question to ask yourself given the recent CDC Report recommendation that school support and connection is the primary action to address the growing mental health crisis in adolescence. The CDC answer …
At Girls Leadership, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is the foundation of everything we do. To meet the social and emotional needs of girls and gender-expansive youth, we center gender and racial inclusion and belonging in all of our work, addressing the internal and external barriers to leadership development. Our private professional development training is for teachers, …
Together with the WNBA, Girls Leadership is celebrating International Day of the Girl by launching three free Belonging in Basketball resources that we created through the Her Time To Play initiative: Certification: Training to equip coaches with activities, coaching tips, and mindsets to create a strong foundation of wellbeing, belonging and community for their teams. …
How To Talk About the Barbie Movie with Your Kids This year, instead of an action thriller, the blockbuster event of the summer is a woman-directed, woman-led film about self-discovery. We’re excited to see people of all genders seeing and talking about the Barbie movie, especially since gender expectations continue to do a number on …
Gen Z for Planet A!! The Girls Advisory Board (GAB) of Girls Leadership is exercising the power of their voice and is excited to announce the 2022-2023 cohort conference! The conference is called “Gen Z for Planet A” and will take place Sunday, May 21st from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm PDT | 1:30 pm- …
When Girls Leadership wanted to know how best to support Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) girls and gender-expansive youth, we knew that girls themselves would be the best people to tell us what they need. That’s why we created the Youth Research Council, a group of 17 AANHPI youth selected from more …
