The Girls Network

What They Do

Charly and Becca were secondary school teachers in North West London when they witnessed the multiple barriers facing girls in their classrooms: 

The pressure to conform to ideals

Limited confidence and self-belief

A lack of professional role models who are women in their networks

They established a one-to-one mentoring scheme for 30 girls in 2013, based on research showing that conversations and personal relationships could have a big impact on challenging stereotypes and expectations.

They believed that the girls needed greater access to opportunities, but also the confidence to seize those opportunities and the skills to thrive in them.

 

Areas of operation

North East (ALL)

 

Led by and for:

Led by and for women

 

Specialism

Young Women/Girls

 

Website address/Contact Link

The Girls’ Network