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High School Girls Policy Network ™
Policy Leadership for High School Girls
Great news! For the third year, Voice4Equity is offering a powerful leadership program for high school girls to school districts nationwide!
The Girls Policy Network™ is focused on policy voice and leadership and designed for sophomores, juniors and seniors with public high school experience. The goal of this program is to engage students in exploring policy issues that matter most to them and giving them exposure to women in policy-making roles. They will leave with an understanding of how policy impacts schools and community, and how they can engage most effectively to participate in collective action.
What they are saying about the High School Girls Policy Network:
“The H.S. Girls Policy Network is a highly unique student leadership program that brings diverse students together from across the nation to develop their policy voice. Our student participant from Columbus Public Schools further developed her confidence and self awareness of her empowered voice for changes she wants to see in her community.”
Mia Prewitt – Columbus City Schools – Supervisor of Student Leadership and Engagement
About the Network
Data shows that only 27% of the nation’s congressional seats are filled by women, 31% of the nation’s School Superintendent seats are filled by women, and only 20% of U.S. businesses are owned by women. More intentional support is needed to prepare young women to have a greater voice in their communities across sectors, to give them skills and confidence to pursue leadership roles.
The mission of the Voice4Equity Policy Leadership program is to engage more high school girls, particularly girls of color, in policy discussions that impact their school, their community and their future. This program is for students who are committed to their personal leadership development, and who want to develop their civic voice. Participants will learn how to turn their desire for change into a potential equity policy solution that improves their school community.
Four questions are explored in this interactive program:
- What is “policy” and how can I as a student influence policy?
- How do I develop my own voice and ensure that I am heard?
- Who influences my community and where do they get their power?
- How can students organize for collective action and impact?
The program closes with an in-person culminating activity where the students prepare and present a policy issue of their choosing.
How To Get Involved
If you are interested in providing this leadership development program for your high school girls, please complete the form below to schedule a planning meeting with Dr. Alicia Thompson, Voice4Equity Superintendent in Residence.
Complete the form to bring the GPN to your district in 2025!
