Empowerment Conference To Build Self-Confidence, Leadership In Lower Merion Girls

The Lower Merion School District is hosting its annual Girls Empowerment Conference next week at Lower Merion High School where students will build self-confidence and leadership skills during the day long conference. Only 150 spaces are available, so make sure you register soon to participate in the female empowering event.

The 4th Annual Girls Empowerment Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Lower Merion High School.

Sign up for the conference online here.

The sign up page includes details on the various activities and workshops offered during the conference.

Registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. the day of the conference.

"In workshops led by college mentors and female professionals from the community, students will explore their strengths, learn and practice new skills to become more self-assured, and take part in conversations about opportunities and challenges for women in high school and beyond," the district said of the conference.

Workshops and activities include:

• Teaching skills to help students gain confidence, advocate for themselves and understand basic financial matters;
• Discussing gender issues that are key to students’ success in school, relationships and careers;
• Sharing strategies that students can use to deal with gender bias, sexism, and harassment;
• Connecting girls to college students and professional women mentors who can share their experiences with gender issues on campus and in the workplace.

The district's Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) group organized the event and includes students from Lower Merion and Harriton high schools.

Participating students should wear comfortable clothes for workshops that involve physical activity, the district said.

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