We met Jamellah when she participated in our in-person professional development training in 2019. Since then, Jamellah graduated from her master’s program in April 2021 and is now a Program Manager of Transitional Housing with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) in Oakland. (We have a few spots left in our Trauma-Informed Healing Workshop in May …
Many people think of friendship as a purely social endeavor, but we hold a different perspective: we believe that friendships are an incubator for leadership development — that the social and emotional skills girls develop through friendships form the habits of their personal and professional relationships for decades to come. It’s why building healthy friendships …
Though 2021 was a challenging year in many ways, the end of the year delivered three incredible gifts. First, thanks to YOU, we exceeded our end of year fundraising goal. We are so grateful! Your support will fuel Girls Leadership’s work to ensure that every girl, family, and teacher has access to the skills to …
January is a natural time for change and reflection. Our efforts will begin with our core work — centering the needs of girls and helping families learn together why centering the needs of marginalized girls benefits all of us — through three programs: our signature Raising Resilient Girls program that has been featured in Parents …
Based on our many years of running programs, and countless conversations with girls, parents, caregivers, and educators, we know that our work is impactful. Yet we’re always so deeply moved to hear how our programs and tools help people make positive change in their lives. We recently had an opportunity to chat with Alejandra Cardenas, …
Photo credit: Chloe Jackman Simone Marean and Takai Tyler are the co-CEOs at Girls Leadership. Simone is the organization’s co-founder, and Takai started out as the Chief Operating Officer and transitioned to co-CEO in July 2020. Learn why shared power matters and what they have learned from it. How did the decision to become co-CEOs …
There’s a special magic that happens when we bring girls and grown-ups together to reflect and learn. Our Girl and Grown-Up programs for families of girls in grades K–1, 2–3, 4–5, and 6–8 start soon (sign up to secure your spot!) and offer families the opportunity to practice the skills for authentic communication, vulnerability, and …
It is literally never too early to talk with girls and gender expansive youth about leadership. One of the key findings in our She Knows Her Power research with kindergarten to 5th-grade girls is that girls have nuanced and sophisticated notions of leadership that include advocating for their beliefs and sharing power with others. Our …
Last June, as our Girl Advisory Board (GAB) was wrapping up their research project in partnership with Barbie, they realized they wanted to hear more from one group in particular: Latinx girls. As the grand finale of our 140 conversations with girls in kindergarten to 5th grade, we put together a national “Latinx Leader Power …
After the chaos and disconnect of the past 18 months, students — especially girls — need community, connections, and grounding more than ever. Even before COVID, gender expectations, which many speculate are heightened by social media engagement, led to girls experiencing anxiety, depression, and stress at about three times the rate of boys. This mental …
