Girls &: The Ultimate Guide For Empowering A Girl In Your Life
About this ebook
Did you know that between the ages of 8-12 a girl’s confidence plummets? Research shows that outside influences – like cultural inequality, social media, and advertising – conspire to shrink a girl’s self-worth, and instill limiting beliefs that prevent her from reaching her potential.
It’s time to rewrite the script.
In this inspiring, guided journey girls and women’s leadership advocate and bestselling author Joan Kuhl, addresses the three most important building blocks for this age group: confidence, ambition, and compassion. By redefining these skills for the current age, Kuhl offers up a radical, new approach that teaches your girl how to strengthen her self-worth, without sacrificing herself in the process.
For the grown-up who wants more for the girl in their life, Girls & is the mentoring manual you’ve been waiting for. Hand in hand, you will illuminate what’s possible, and navigate the steps toward a bold, bright future. Most important of all, taking the time to meet your girl where she is, and explore ways to harness her power together, you are sending a potent message: your girl can count on you.
Book Review 1:
“Joan Kuhl is the ultimate champion for girls (and the grown-ups who want to empower them). This vital book delivers effective strategies with a side of warmth and compassion. It’s essential reading for anyone with a special girl in their life!” --Dr. Aliza Pressman, Developmental Psychologist, NY Times bestselling author of The Five Principles of Parenting and Host of Raising Good Humans Podcast
Book Review 2:
"As a parent, educator, and advocate for empowering young minds, I am thrilled to wholeheartedly endorse the Girls & workbook. In a world where confidence is key to success, this workbook serves as a beacon of support for young girls navigating their journey towards self-assurance and resilience." --Vanessa Kroll Bennett, Author, This Is So Awkward and Co-Host of The Puberty Podcast
About the author
Joan Kuhl is a passionate champion for inclusive and equitable leadership, working to change how women rise and thrive at work and in their personal lives. She is an author, sought-after speaker, thought leader, conference & workshop designer, consultant, MBA advisor, executive coach, and research project leader with decades of global research and consulting experience. Thousands of employees in 30 countries have participated in her signature virtual and in-person training programs: Stay To Lead, Talent Accelerator, Ascend, and Women in Leadership. Joan has worked with corporate leadership development and human resource teams to track the positive impact of her global leadership training programs on women’s retention, engagement, and promotions.
Joan has a long history of involvement in organizations that serve girls (Girls Inc of NYC, Girl Scouts, Girls Hope of Pittsburgh, Step Up For Women, US Soccer SheBelieves, Girls On The Run, Girls Leadership and LiveGirl) serving as a board member, content designer, coach and volunteer. She is the author of Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You Deserve (April 2019) and Misunderstood Millennial Talent (2016). Her expertise has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, SUCCESS, and The Washington Post. Joan is a Contributor to ForbesWomen, and NBC Know Your Value.
Joan earned her B.S.B.A. at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.B.A. at Rutgers University, where she studied global management in Shanghai and Beijing, China.
Joan enjoys watching girls' and women’s sports and cheering for the US Women’s National Soccer Team with her husband and two daughters.
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