The Leadership Institute
The Mission:
To provide mentorship and leadership development for MoCo EmpowHER’s most committed members; to build a strong community of middle and high school girls across the county; to form a safe space for the discussion of sexism, sexual assault, and other gender-based discrimination; to grow a sense of confidence among a close-knit community and provide young women with a varied set of knowledge and leadership skills.
What We Do:
Over the course of a two month program, participants attend bi-weekly Zoom workshops on strengthening leadership skills and understanding of women’s activism, including public speaking, intersectionality, implicit bias, and team dynamics. At the end of each session, participants are assigned a new group of girls to work on a project. Participants also have access to a Google Classroom with free career-readiness and women's empowerment resources.
Fall Leadership Institute Applications
Calling all high schoolers interested in strengthening leadership skills and understanding women’s activism! By joining the Fall Leadership Institute, you will form a strong community of high school students across the county as you gain knowledge and leadership. Student leaders of all gender identities in high school are invited to apply.
Application Deadline: Sept 22nd, 11:59 PM
Fall Program Dates: Saturdays 1-2:30pm
(10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, Location TBD)
This is the page for the most recent session Fall 2021 Fellows. To see the work of the previous sessions, click below:
MEET OUR SPRING 2021 FELLOWS:

SAMANVI
HARI

BABITHA
KARRE

SAHASRA
RAMREDDOLA

LULU
AUGUST

REBECCA
FUCHS

KEERTHNA RAWAT

DAIJA
MARTIN

ZARIA
NAQVI

NAHLA
HABONA

SOPHIE
BARRO

SOPHIA
TUASON

ELIANA
WANG

OORJA
MUNOT

NAVYA
K

SANIYA
MALHOTRA

MARIA TORRES BENITEZ

HANNAH THOMAS

MINGEN
LI

NOEMI
BOLANOS

YASMINE
JUHAR
Spring 2021 Session of The
Leadership Institute:
SESSION 1: Intersectionality and Implicit Bias
SESSION 2: Communications and Team Dynamics
SESSION 3: Sexism in Media
SESSION 4: Public Speaking I
SESSION 5: Public Speaking II
Implicit Bias/Intersectionality Project:
The Fellows made slideshows defining diversity and inclusion, and explaining how they are different using what they learned and practiced!
Sexism in Media Project:
The Fellows picked a fictional female character and made a one-pager explaining 2 ways the character positively influences their viewers and 2 ways the character negatively influences their viewers.

