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 …
Girls Leadership is celebrating the power and leadership of every girl. Ready to Lead: International Day of the Girl Saturday, Oct. 10 10 AM–11:45 AM PT /1PM–2:45 PM ET This event is over but you can still watch the inspiring message from our speakers. Watch We will come together to lift each other up and …
Dear Friends, We are grieving. Our Black colleagues, moms, caregivers, teachers, and partners are not okay. We at Girls Leadership stand with the Black communities across the country to fight injustice and institutionalized racism. We commit to fight harder to support our girls, families, and teachers of color. We will use our platform to address …
Last week, a dad came to me for advice. His 9th-grade daughter was suffering from debilitating anxiety and was having a difficult time getting out the door for school each morning. He was working with his daughter, his wife, and a school guidance counselor to develop strategies that would help his daughter cope with her …
Our girls need to know the power of their voice. They need to learn it early. To learn this, our girls will be looking at us. 4 min read
With outdoor time reduced by 50% in the last 20 years, and the average teen now spending nine hours a day looking at a screen, the time has come to formalize our commitment to getting outdoors.
Girls learn a lesson that boys don’t around kindergarten age. They learn to believe that boys are smarter. by Simone Marean, Girls Leadership Co-Founder 4 min read
The Williams sisters just made this the IDEAL time to connect with our girls about challenging the idea that competition is a zero-sum game. 1 min read
