Kindness is a superpower

I am 100% behind raising strong girls. Inner strength is what lies behind happiness, it is what carries you through the day and it is what keeps you going when nothing else will. We have to teach our girls how to be strong. We have to show them that they don’t...

Less resolve, more gratitude

Happy New Year to all of you! By this point we have probably all been asked one question: what are your resolutions for the year? After 2020, this is probably the last question you want to answer. A new year seems to bring a lot of “new year, new me”, and...

Junior Girls Rant: Using our Voices

As we come to the end of 2020, a year that’s been full of unexpected challenges, one bright spot amid all the hardships is the election of Kamala Harris—the first woman, African American, and Asian American—as Vice President of the United States....

Junior Girls Rant: In Possession of Facts

Jennifer Lee discusses the cultural assumption that women (especially young women) know nothing and “are there only to listen and learn from men.”

Junior Girls Rant: Connecting to our Clay

As Emily Bronte wrote, we are very thoroughly connected to our ‘clay’ – physical forms that make us and surround us and in particular, our own bodies. But so many girls struggle because we are told to disconnect. From postmodern philosophy, to...

Junior Girls Rant: Trust in Ourselves

Moments of self-doubt haunt us more often than we’d like, and usually hit without warning. We suddenly start to question our abilities, and the confidence we’ve built up over time drains away in an instant. Thoughts start racing through our minds as we...

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