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 …
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 …
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 …
Thank you Amanda Nguyen and Rise for this resource about Safe Survivor Havens. Those of us who work with girls and gender-expansive youth will be more prepared to support anyone who has experienced sexual assault. When the latest CDC report on teen girls’ mental health came out, it showed an increase in sexual violence and forced …
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- …
In 1973, women won the nearly two century long battle to choose their path, specifically the right to have an abortion. As of Friday, June 24, 2022, girls, women, and gender-expansive individuals have fewer rights than they did in the previous 50 years. Five individuals on the Supreme Court took away an individual’s right to …
How to talk to youth about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade Girls Leadership opposes the overturning of Roe v. Wade because we believe that the path to leadership begins with self-awareness, self-respect, and the ability to make decisions and choices for ourselves. It is critical that we talk with our kids in an …
Thoughts About Thoughts: A Youth Conference Discussing Mental Health, Support Strategies, and Taking Care of One’s Brain. Saturday, June 4th, 10am Pacific Time / 1pm Eastern Time Sign me up! Description: Join us for this important conference on our mental health. Being a teenager isn’t easy, and these last two years have made things even …
Climate change is real and so, apparently, is “eco-anxiety.” April is a month where organizations around the world focus on environmental issues, and we are so delighted to have had the opportunity to sit down with journalist and author Diana Kapp. Her new book, Girls Who Green the World: 34 Rebel Women Out to Save …
I consider myself an agent of social justice, and as someone always looking for new opportunities to grow, learn, and empower marginalized communities, your six-week program immediately piqued my interests. -Sierra Leone Anderson In September, we received a particularly memorable scholarship letter for our LeadHERship Club. We immediately knew we had to accept, and not …