The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is held annually on February 11th, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on December 22, 2015. The day recognizes the critical role women and girls play in science and technology. The world needs science and science needs women and girls! Only 30% of...

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. The campaign theme for International Women's...

Youth Science Summit on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 9:00-11:00am Presented by Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Best for 6-12th grades   Our Youth Science Summits aim to expose middle and high school students to careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Engineering, and Math) by connecting them with professionals in a variety of fields. This summit...

2021 Bill of Rights Institute We the Students Essay Contest Essay Prompt: What is the relationship between Equality and Justice? Answering this question requires considering each of these principles and analyzing the relationship between them. To truly explore this question in an essay that is between 500 -800 words, you’ll need to go beyond "dictionary definitions,"...

Join Young Women LEAD Club for a virtual interactive Goals for Success - Goal Setting Workshop with award-winning speaker and confidence expert Julie Carrier. Learn how you can use effective Goal Setting Strategies to be confident and reach your potential. Enrollment in this workshop is limited to allow you to ask questions and share your...

International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. It celebrates the outstanding achievements of women engineers throughout the world.   Although the number of women earning degrees in engineering has...

Ready, Set, Design: The 2021 Young Women LEAD T-Shirt Design Competition Put On Your Brave Show us how creative you are! Young Women LEAD is seeking a one-of-a-kind design for this year’s conference t-shirt. The design should incorporate this year’s theme, “Put On Your Brave” and the YWL logo. If your design is selected, you will receive...

  Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of gender. The amendment was first introduced in 1878....

  Join us for our annual Young Women LEAD Live! virtual event Thursday, October 21 or Friday, October 22, 2021 9:30 am - Noon (EST) High school girls from across the country are invited to join us for our annual virtual event. YWL Live! features nationally-recognized presenters who encourage girls to be bold, fearless and...

    Join us for our annual Young Women LEAD Live! virtual event Thursday, October 21 or Friday, October 22, 2021 9:30 am - Noon (est) High school girls from across the country are invited to join us for our annual virtual event. YWL Live! features nationally-recognized presenters who encourage girls to be bold, fearless...

“Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich When was the last time you interacted with someone who has a different perspective than you? When’s the last time you learned something about someone else’s culture or background? The International Day for...

Celebrate, empower and support women in business. We celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on November 19 every year. Approximately 85% of purchases and close to $20 trillion in global spending is credited to women. However, the workforce lacks women, and they earn only around 10% of the world’s income. We have seen a rise in women...