NCS Hosts Workshop on Girls' Leadership

Dozens of educators from around the Washington area came to NCS on Nov. 6 to discuss and learn more about building practices of inclusive leadership for girls in their schools.

 

The Leading Girls Workshop, presented by the Center for Ethical Leadership and Service, was a chance for teachers, staff, and administrators to examine the existing landscape for female leaders with a focus on how different aspects of their identity affected their path toward leadership. This exploration included conversations about institutional barriers that women must overcome to achieve and maintain their position and the responsibility schools have to address them. The participants then turned to practices that can encourage today's students to become tomorrow's leaders, working through case studies to glean insights about promoting confidence and mitigating bias.

 

By the end of the 90-minute session, each educator had substantial research and best practices to take back to her school for implementation, as well as contacts with others in the region who are pursuing similar goals at their institutions.

 

This is the fourth consecutive year that NCS has led a workshop on girls' leadership, and it was the first open to faculty and staff from coed schools. The organizers of the session were Rachael Flores, the director of diversity and multicultural education, and Jessica Clark, dean of student life and director of the Center for Ethical Leadership and Service. Photos from the workshop are in the Media Gallery.