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 …
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) are the fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S., and make up 7.7% of the total U.S. population. But no national study exists on the experiences of AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth. This project is co-led with the AANHPI Youth Research Council and in collaboration with Evaluation …
Girls Leadership, in partnership with Barbie, conducted a youth-led research study with K-5 girls in May-July of 2021.
Groundbreaking new research on personal, societal, and structural factors that deeply impact Black and Latinx girls’ leadership identity, aspiration, and skill development.