Developing Leadership Skills & Self-Esteem in Girls

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“When thinking about leadership for girls, we talk about trying to really break barriers so our girls see that when they are the first, they should never be the last,” Janelle Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer at Public Prep

“Leadership is really about providing our students with the opportunities and the skills to change the status quo at every level,” Tamara Albury, Principal at Young Women's Leadership Academy, Fort Worth

As we look across various sectors of society, we continue to see women underrepresented in leadership roles. So how do we educate girls to become women who are prepared to rise to the highest levels of leadership?

In this episode of PEP Talks: Podcast on Educational Possibilities, host Olivia Haas, Director of Strategic Communications & Media at NCGS, investigates developing leadership skills and self-esteem in girls, particularly with girls of color.

Olivia is joined by featured guests and girls’ school educators, Janelle Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer of Public Prep, a network of tuition-free single-gender charter schools for elementary and middle grades throughout New York City, and Tamara Albury, Principal of the Young Women's Leadership Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. Tamara’s school is part of the Young Women’s Preparatory Network (YWPN), which consists of nine—soon to be ten—public girls’ schools across the state of Texas, serving students in grades 6-12.

If you’re looking for insight into how to encourage leadership skills and self-esteem in girls in grades K-12, then this podcast is for you.
26 Apr 2021 English South Africa Education · Kids & Family

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