Disclosure: special thanks to Girl Scouts for sponsoring this post to create awareness about how to promote leadership in girls. All opinions are my own.
As a mother of two daughters, I want the best for them as they grow. I want to help them become strong, confident young women who step into leadership roles as teens and later in life.
Growing up, I had role models who showed me what leadership looks like. Leadership isn’t just an elected position or a title; it’s a way of being. People notice it in your confidence and how you carry yourself.
Being a leader means knowing who you are, being comfortable with it, and showing that to others. Sometimes leadership means organizing and guiding a group, but it can also mean leading by example through everyday actions and relationships.
I learned a lot about leadership through Girl Scouts. I joined as a Daisy and continued through Brownies. Those experiences were meaningful, and now my daughters are involved in Girl Scouts too.
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a unique leadership development program for girls with measurable results. Built on long-standing methods and research-based programming, it helps girls take the lead in their own lives and in the world around them.
Girl Scouts helps girls grow in five important ways:
The program emphasizes learning by doing. Girl Scouts offers hands-on activities that build skills and confidence. Some of my fondest memories come from the projects and experiences we shared in troop meetings and events.
Whether girls are building robotic arms, organizing community clean-ups, learning to camp, or running cookie programs, they gain lessons that last. These activities teach problem-solving, teamwork, responsibility, and creativity—skills they will use for years to come.
The all-female, inclusive environment of a Girl Scout troop creates a safe space for girls to try new things, develop diverse skills, take on leadership roles, and simply be themselves. That supportive atmosphere is especially important as girls mature into young women.
I want my daughters to be go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders. Leadership is a lifestyle—defined by actions, not background or labels. A true leader shows positive values, a strong sense of self, a willingness to accept challenges, and the resilience to learn from setbacks. Leaders spot needs in their communities and work to solve them. That’s the kind of person I hope to raise my girls to be.