Reclaiming Our Conversations about Women

Posted by Lilli Schussler on Jul 22, 2014 in Our Blog A few weeks ago, Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa sat down with Matt Lauer of the Today show for her first-ever TV interview. Deemed a “worldwide exclusive,” this story should have delved deep into Pippa’s interests, aspirations, political insight, or at the very least, her personal relationship with her sister Kate. However, a large portion of Lauer’s questions concerned...
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The Power of Female Community

Posted by Lilli Schussler on Jul 28, 2014 in Our Blog SWSG’s programming provides a space for low-income girls, who are marginalized from the start, to come together among their peers to become mentors to one another under the supervision of college mentors and consciously planned interventions to address the ambition gap.
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Fostering Legacies of Service

Posted by Lilli Schussler on Jul 21, 2014 in Our Blog This is the second installment in a six-post series about SWSG’s model and impact. In light of 10 years of strong work, this series shows the impact of SWSG’s model and connects it to current events and research about girls and women today. At Strong Women, Strong Girls, the mission goes far beyond creating just a network of strong girls and women — we aspire to instill in our women and...
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Closing the Ambition Gap

Posted by Lilli Schussler on Jul 14, 2014 in Our Blog As students enter the schooling system, they embark on a journey to understand themselves and where they fit in society -- much of which has a connection to the aspirations that they will begin formulating.
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