Date and Time:
Location:
Address:
Rachel Simmons
The Cofounder of National Nonprofit, Girls Leadership and Leadership Development Specialist at the Wurtele Center for Leadership at Smith College
Enough as She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives
For many girls today, the drive to achieve is fueled by brutal self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Though young women have never been more “successful” – outpacing boys in GPAs and college enrollment – they have also never struggled more. On the surface, girls may seem exceptional, but in reality, they are anxious and overwhelmed, feeling that, no matter how hard they try, they will never be smart enough, successful enough, pretty enough, thin enough, popular enough, or sexy enough.
Rachel Simmons has been researching young women for two decades, and her research plainly shows that girl competence does not equal girl confidence – nor does it equal happiness, resilience, or self-worth. Ms. Simmons warns that we have raised a generation of young women so focused on achieving that they avoid healthy risks, overthink setbacks, and suffer from imposter syndrome, believing they are frauds. In her latest book, Enough as She Is, she argues that young women can do more than just survive adolescence – they can thrive.
Ms. Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Odd Girl Out and The Curse of the Good Girl, and is the cofounder of Girls Leadership, a national nonprofit. She was the host of the PBS television special, “A Girl’s Life,” and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.
Event Sponsors
- Baker Demonstration School
- Chiaravalle Montessori School
- Chicago Waldorf School
- Counseling Center of the North Shore
- Countryside Day School
- Erika’s Lighthouse
- Family Service Center
- Family Service of Glencoe
- Glencoe D35
- Haven Youth and Family Services
- The Joseph Sears School
- New Trier Parents’ Association
- Wolcott College Prep
Upcoming Events
Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Cognitive psychologist, host of The Psychology Podcast, professor of psychology at Columbia University, director of the Center for Human Potential, and author of eleven books
Susan Cain
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet
ON ZOOM
How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Elizabeth Weingarten
Journalist and applied behavioral scientist
Heather Havrilesky
“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author
ON ZOOM
