- Career Chats
Closing the Dream Gap: The Value of Having Role Models + Representation
Barbie Dream Gap, The Female Quotient and Girls Write Now join forces to make the workplace for women better—which makes the workplace better for everyone.
Barbie Dream Gap, The Female Quotient and Girls Write Now join forces to make the workplace for women better—which makes the workplace better for everyone.
Forbes and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help each other map a course for success in the upcoming year.
In this workshop, Mentees and Mentee alum will unlock their confidence, discover professional best practices, and learn to leverage their already existing network of family, friends, teachers, and of course each other. After engaging in a brief networking lesson, Mentees will partake in a “mock” Girls Write Now industry mixer, so we invite all participants to show up ready to mingle! Prior to the session’s close, mentees will have the opportunity to apply their new networking savvy by committing to connect with at least one other mentee in attendance and drafting a follow up message!
Through the winning tag team of writer Anna Homayoun and educator Tom Rabbitt, participants in this workshop will learn the tips and tricks they need to stare down each of the “scaries” lurking in the college (and post-graduate!) application process—from creating a list of top choices to winning the scholarship of your dreams.