Dear Friends, In the movies when a character, especially a woman, goes through a transformational experience, their appearance changes dramatically to reflect the changes within. Maybe that’s why, several times during my sabbatical, my kids asked me if I was going to shave my head. While I am returning to Girls Leadership feeling different than …
Dear Friends, Next month I will begin my first sabbatical. After 16 years of working for the voice, power and leadership of every girl, I will be pausing my work as Co-CEO to rest, reflect and rejuvenate for the work ahead. In February, I will begin a four month extended leave, living with my family …
After two years of virtual everything, it was both shocking and wonderful to watch my colleagues Hénia Belalia and Cassandra Brown make magic at SXSW EDU this month for Girls Leadership’s session, Co-creating Justice-Centered SEL with Students. During this session, Hénia and Cassandra shared our curriculum development process, which is based in Liberatory Design and …
Update, September 10, 2023: Luis Rubiales announces resignation as president of Spanish soccer federation after kiss scandal. Source, ABC News. Watching the Women’s World Cup is like drinking from a fire hose of leadership inspiration. While we absorb the stories of women’s teamwork, grit, and resilience for our daughters, we also need to make sure that …
Most of us didn’t grow up celebrating International Women’s Day, so how would we know how to do this? Maybe it’s the impact of the last two years on women’s jobs, or the mental health crisis facing our teen girls, or the erosion of our control over our own bodies, or the way my niece …
If I told you that on average, the lowest income Black girls have greater leadership skills and ambition compared to the highest income white girls, would you be surprised? Girls Leadership found exactly that in its Ready to Lead report on what contributes to Black and Latinx girls’ confidence and leadership aspiration. Key factors included …
Think about the confidence on Simone Biles’ face every time she sticks a landing. Where does that confidence come from? That is the confidence we can only earn from our own hard fought experiences. But the community that makes building confidence possible? That environment is created by her relationships with her family, her coaches, her …
May 27th’s roundtable discussion on what schools can do to support the leadership of Black and Latinx girls was fire. If you missed out, the full recording is here. After letting the conversation soak in for a few days, these are our top 5 takeaways: Top 5 Actions Schools Can Take To Support the Leadership …
Rachel Simmons and Simone Marean, Co-founders of Girls Leadership, put together a list of books for parents & girls of all ages.
Practicing an Emotional Intelligence Workout is at the core of everything we teach at Girls Leadership. That’s because Emotional Intelligence, or EI, is pretty much the core skill of everything in life. We’re not even being hyperbolic here. This is what we mean by EI: Do you know what you feel? Do you respect what you …
