Like all educators, Girls Leadership Program Manager Catherine Castillo Cruz gets up early. There’s always a lot to do, and she has a long commute before she can even start. It’s January in New York and the cold is biting. Catherine checks her phone, hoping for a distraction from the seeping chill, but instead there’s …
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 …
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- …
We have worked with thousands of parents and educators over the years, and while people come to our programs with the specific intention of learning how to talk about and address gender and racial inequity, these conversations can still feel daunting. We get it. There are years and years of biased conversations, norms, and patterns …
When we think about the school year, the basics seem uniform. We think about routine school supply lists, uniform desks in the classroom, and empty seats waiting to be filled on the school bus. But we know every student experience is not uniform. No student — especially no student of color or student who identifies …
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 …
Today we’re celebrating a leader who is making others better as a result of her presence and making that impact last in her absence. Meet Laila Moustapha What is your role? And how do you currently work with girls? I’m the Program Director at Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), where I manage three programs. Two …
Beyond masks and Lysol, we need to meet the Social-Emotional Needs of our Students. Here’s where to start. Reopening our schools and youth-serving organizations may seem like a daunting task. The unknowns are innumerable, the risks are real, and the concept of “normal” is no longer applicable. Aside from distancing protocols, sanitizing routines, and enforcing …
Each October 11th we celebrate International Day of the Girl. According to UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, There are 1.1 billion girls today, a powerful constituency for shaping a sustainable world that’s better for everyone. They are brimming with talent and creativity. But their dreams and potential are …
