Lean In Girls x IWD 2025: Challenge Stereotypes Session [For Girls Ages 11-15]

When: March 11, 2025

Where: Virtual, United States

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In this interactive one-hour workshop, girls will learn to spot and push back against limiting stereotypes – even the ones that might appear to be positive at first glance.

They’ll explore what stereotypes are, examine common misconceptions about girls, and practice effective strategies for saying ‘no’ to stereotypes and limiting beliefs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Stereotypes are biased assumptions about what girls are like (or should be like).
- Girls can experience different stereotypes depending on their unique mix of identities.
- We can’t make stereotypes go away — but we can reduce their power by countering them with accurate information.

This session is one of the most popular offerings from the research-backed Lean In Girls leadership curriculum.

SPEAKERS:
Destiny Whitmore, Community Partnerships Director, YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Destiny is a Nashville, TN native currently residing in her hometown. She proudly wears many hats including daughter, big sister, friend, mentor, amateur chef & foodie, coffee enthusiast, event planner, sports fanatic, plant mama, bookworm, and aspiring artist. Destiny has a passion for connecting people and organizations for a common goal to positively impact communities where residents and neighbors can thrive. She believes that collaboration is key to creating dynamic change in our community. Her background has included stints with the then St. Louis Rams, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Sounds, Play Like a Girl!, and most recently the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. Destiny is “twice the tiger” and graduated with both her Bachelor’s Degree in History with an emphasis on the African Diaspora and a minor in English as well as her Master of Science in Sport Commerce from University of Memphis.

Latricia Barksdale, VP, Head of Lean In Girls
Latricia is a DC-area native living in her second hometown of Atlanta, GA. She is a proud daughter, opinionated big sister, and doting aunt who watches more reality TV than she’d care to admit and loves coffee, wine, (most) sports, and traveling the world. Latricia has devoted her career to increasing opportunities for people holding traditionally marginalized identities through leadership development and the transformation of organizational strategies, systems, and culture. She has worked in the nonprofit, education, and financial services sectors and held senior leadership roles at several national organizations overseeing strategy, talent, DEI, and programmatic efforts. Latricia graduated from Duke University, where she majored in Public Policy Studies and Economics and minored in African and African-American Studies. She serves on the board of the Black Teacher Collaborative and is a member of the Junior League of Atlanta.

Kayla Leduc, Program Success Manager, Lean In Girls
Kayla has a broad social impact background in operations, programs, and client/community engagement across nonprofit, philanthropic, and financial services organizations. As the Program Success Manager for Lean In Girls, she is thrilled to support partners as they empower girls to see themselves as the leaders that they already are.

We hope to see your girls there!

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