Creating Braver Girls Today (Not Afraid of Failure) Makes For Empowered Women Tomorrow!

Amazing TED Talk about how teaching girls to play it safe and be perfect, is setting them up for a life of settling.

Teach girls bravery, not perfection (Reshma Saujani | TED2016)

As a mother to two young girls, this message resonates for my family as we strive to give our daughters strength as well as intelligence!

However, it seems like the society is raising our girls to be perfect, and raising boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot leave behind half of our population, she says. “I need each of you to tell every young woman you know to be comfortable with imperfection.”

Check it Out! Then get dirty and take some risks!

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