{"id":157,"date":"2018-11-30T11:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T11:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2022-06-16T22:48:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T22:48:47","slug":"our-work-with-girls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.ja-africa.org\/backend\/our-work-with-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Work With Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Work With Girls<\/h2>
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Globally, girls perform academically at par with boys and often even out-perform them in school. But when it comes to leadership during their careers women fall behind. This phenomenon is manifested consistently in many parts of the world, and especially in Africa where he C-suites are often devoid of female leaders. In fact, a study by Accenture in 2010 suggested that women are more resilient at work. Why then are women absent from o\\r under-represented in leadership positions at executive level? Why do women choose to serve more on voluntary boards, at church and in civic spheres, leaving business and government leadership to be dominated by men?<\/p>

Interestingly, the evidence overwhelmingly suggests that women disadvantage themselves and that the many of the limitations to leadership are as much internal as they are external. While some circumstances impede women from professional success (such a s a phenomenon dubbed PhD \u2013 Pull her Down), we have also learned that there are things that can be done with women \u2013 with girls- at a young age to help them prepare for the challenges and opportunities that leadership at the highest levels present.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In Nigeria, JA implements a girl\u2019s empowerment camp called LEAD (Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement and Development). The purpose of the LEAD program is to develop and empower girls to become leaders and achievers. Girls are engaged in a series of activities which allow them to explore their skills and interests over a period of a week.<\/p>

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These activities include leadership workshops, discussions with leading women from the private and public sector, group projects that emphasize the achievement of goals and thought-provoking discussions on issues such as sex education and HIV\/AIDS, choosing the right university and the right career path, and life as a young woman in Nigeria.<\/p>

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In Nigeria, JA implements a girl\u2019s empowerment camp called LEAD (Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement and Development). The purpose of the LEAD program is to develop and empower girls to become leaders and achievers. Girls are engaged in a series of activities which allow them to explore their skills and interests over a period of a week.<\/p>

These activities include leadership workshops, discussions with leading women from the private and public sector, group projects that emphasize the achievement of goals and thought-provoking discussions on issues such as sex education and HIV\/AIDS, choosing the right university and the right career path, and life as a young woman in Nigeria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our Work With Girls Globally, girls perform academically at par with boys and often even out-perform them in school. But when it comes to leadership during their careers women fall behind. This phenomenon is manifested consistently in many parts of the world, and especially in Africa where he C-suites are often devoid of female leaders. …<\/p>\n

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