Posts tagged “Developing Voice”

The Whole Child Matters
During my visit earlier this school year to NCGS member school, Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (FBA), located northeast of...

Girls’ Voices: Listen, Foster, Amplify
At an important moment in women’s history, girls’ schools play a vital role in fostering the next generation of women...

Lifelong Pursuits: Education and Reinvention
Jennifer Pharr Davis is an author, speaker, and adventurer who was named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. She...

Why Girls’ School Students are Successful in STEM
A recent study found that girls’ school graduates have higher levels of self-confidence in their science-related skills compared to female...

Girls’ Schools: Reducing Polarization by Increasing Civic Engagement
Girls’ schools are more relevant today than ever before as they prepare girls to become the influential contributors and leaders...

Creating Climates of Success for All Girls: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Community and collaboration are among the key principles that guide our work at NCGS. We believe in engaging the power...

Lessons from Iceland, the World’s Most Women-Empowering Nation
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I find myself thinking about role models who inspire gender equity and encourage political...

Girls’ Schools: Where Girls Speak Without Interruption
The New York Times ran last week the article, “The Universal Phenomenon of Men Interrupting Women.” The article states, “Academic...

The Extraordinary Relevance of Girls’ Schools: Educating the “Missing Million” and the First Female President
“There has never been a better time to be female.” —Terri McCullough, Director of No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project,...

Helping Girls Find Their Political Voice
On November 8, 2016, thousands of young women currently attending or recently graduated from girls’ schools across the country will...

Girls’ Schools: Uniquely Positioned to Help Close the Gender Gap
In “The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap,” released this fall from the American Association of University Women (AAUW),...