Early last year, a group of students approached the administration at Latitude High School with a request: would they please cancel class? Oh, and not just the students’ own classes—everyone’s classes. For a whole day. The administration agreed. They were glad to—because these students were representatives from the Girls Leadership Empower Club, and along with …
This is a tale of two Girls Leaderships. You may know that ours began in 2009 and is a national organization headquartered in Oakland, CA, but another was born—or rather, re-born—just outside of Worcester, MA only a few years ago. Isabella Gentleman took a job at Eagle Hill in 2019. Eagle Hill is a co-ed …
Lauren Fuller is the kind of person who doesn’t waste time on problems when she could be creating solutions. As Executive Director of Sheriff Police Athletic League (PAL), a service organization focused on youth academics and athletics, Fuller was kind enough to speak with Girls Leadership about how attending our training was a part of …
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. …
Most teachers in the US are white (about 80%). Most students are Black, Indigenous, or students of color (about 54%). Given this growing difference between the lived experiences of teachers and their students, it’s no surprise that culturally responsive teaching is essential to creating community and success in the classroom. What does it mean to …
Our next Girl and Grownup workshops are right around the corner, and Girls Leadership staff have been hard at work to tailor this year’s program to the evolving needs of participants of every age and ability. To lead this intergenerational approach, Girls Leadership recently hired a Family Program Director, Laureina Toler-Farmer, or Beina, who is …
On June 22, 2023 the Positive Coaching Alliance hosted a webinar with Girls Leadership’s Dr. Kendra Carr, and Carolyn Sideco, Certified Athletic Administrator and Consultant, on how to effectively recruit and retain girls onto your sports teams and throughout your programs, especially in under-served areas. The discussion was moderated by Kim Turner, Positive Coaching Alliance …
Youth organizing is a powerful force, and Girls Leadership is proud to have supported the second annual youth-led conference. This year’s conference, Gen Z for Planet A, was developed and run entirely by the Girl Advisory Board (GAB), and featured advocacy training, panel discussions, and expert presentations. Over the course of the half-day event, attendees …
Every year at Girls Leadership, we build communities that are strong enough for girls and gender expansive youth to show up as their authentic selves. Want to learn more about what works? We’re proud to share this video with educators, youth-serving professionals, and anyone else who wants to help girls reach their leadership potential …
There is no national study of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) girls and gender expansive youth–yet. When Girls Leadership started to address this four years ago we were told that this demographic group was too diverse to understand. We were told that this hasn’t been done because it can’t be done. Today our Youth …
