Virtual Panel to Discuss New Research on Girls’ Leadership, Tips to Foster Girls’ Leadership in Schools
Webinar will feature new research on closing the leadership gap by NEA, AAUW and Tufts University
WHO: Educators and community leaders will hold a virtual panel discussion and report release: Our Role as Educators- Girls’ Pathways to Leadership
- LILY ESKELSEN GARCÍA, President, National Education Association
- Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Tisch College of Citizenship & Public Service at Tufts University
- Kori Hamilton, Senior Education Equity Specialist, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
- Jill Showman, English Teacher, Wasilla High School and Trainer, NEA Women’s Leadership Training Program
- Johanna Jaara Åstrand, Swedish and Social Sciences Teacher, and Executive Board Member of Lärarförbundet, the Swedish Education Union
- Noa Gur-Arie, Co-President of School Girls Unite and Senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland.
- madeleine kennedy-macfoy, Ph.D. Programme Officer, Education International, Belgium
WHAT: This panel will be presenting and discussing new research on girls' leadership, insights about international innovations and challenges, and share tips to facilitate learning environments that foster girls' leadership. This survey report was commissioned by the National Education Association and the American Association of University Women, and conducted by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement based at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 30 at 7 p.m. EST.
WHERE: Virtual Event (You will need to install Firefox or Chrome browser. After verifying you have either browser, you will need to install a Google Hangout Plugin. Attendees outside of the United States may have to change the extension (.com) to your standard country extension) Click here to RSVP.
WHY: Women account for half of the U.S. population, yet are underrepresented in public leadership roles, holding only 24 percent of seats in state legislatures; 12 percent of mayoral seats in the 100 largest American cities; 10 percent of governorships; 20 percent of seats in the U.S. Senate; and 18 percent of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Schools provide a venue for addressing persistent gender leadership gaps by creating a pipeline of girls and young women who are interested in taking on future leadership roles. Educators play an important role in supporting student leadership development and in shaping the perceptions of all students about girls’ and women’s suitability for leadership.
To submit a question to NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia via Twitter before the event, visit: http://bit.ly/1mlaGb9
To download NEA’s Girls Leadership and Equity Toolkit, please click here or go to http://www.nea.org/women. Follow NEA at twitter.com/neamedia. Join the conversation and track events by following #GirlsLead.
