Women and Girls' Leadership

The Mental Health of Teenage Girls: Causes, Challenges, and Support

The Mental Health of Teenage Girls: Causes, Challenges, and Support

Presented by Cat Bohannon, Ph.D., Researcher and Author, Columbia University; Donna Jackson Nakazawa, Author of Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media; and Carla Sosenko, Journalist and Author

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Women’s Policy Leadership for K-12 Education

Presented by Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Founder and CEO, Voice4Equity, LLC, and Clinical Professor, University of Southern California; Julie A. Vitale, Ph.D., Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District (CA); Anna Alvarado, Ed.D., Superintendent, Freeport School District 145 (IL); and Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University

Women in K-12 Educational Leadership: “Leaning In” and Lessons Learned

Women in K-12 Educational Leadership: “Leaning In” and Lessons Learned

Presented by Dr. Jennifer Bessolo, Professor of the Practice, Masters of Educational Administration Program Coordinator, University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences; and Dr. Carrie Mugridge, Executive Director of Learning Services, Santa Fe Trail USD 434 (KS)
Moderated by Susan Hartz, Admissions Outreach Advisor, Everspring on behalf of the University of Kansas

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Journeys in Gender Equality: WEP’s Annual Red Bangle Award and Forum

Presented by Zoë Timms, Founder and Executive Director, Women’s Education Project with Red Bangle awardees Kalyani Subramanyam, CEO, Maitrayana Charity Foundation; Meenu Vadera, Founder, Azad Foundation and Sakha Consulting Wings; and Alumnae from Women’s Education Project’s Leadership Academies

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Artificial Intelligence in Schools: Allow or Prohibit? Ethical Considerations for Educators Part 2

Presented by Dr. Jennifer Galambos, Head of School, Kent Place School (NJ); Maya Bialik, Seventh-Grade Science Teacher, Author, Consultant, Researcher, and Founder of QuestionWell AI; Julie Gentile, Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning, Kent Place School (NJ); Ariel Sykes, Assistant Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ); and Dr. Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ)

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Empowering Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future

Presented by Dr. M. Ann Levett, Superintendent, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (GA); Dr. April Grace, Superintendent, Shawnee Public Schools (OK); and Dr. Aurelia L. Henriquez, Superintendent, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District (NY)
Moderated by Tiffany Law, Director of Partner Relations, Institute for Education Innovation

Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top

Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top

Presented by Bobbi Kurshan, President of Educorp Consultants Corporation, and Senior Innovation Advisor to the Graduate School of Education, Education Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania; Kathy Hurley, President of Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC, and Co-Founder of Girls Thinking Global, now merged with Women’s Education Project; and Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO, edWeb.net
Moderated by Laura Smulian, entrepreneurship educator and contributor to InnovateHERs