Encouraging Women Across All Borders
“Mentors build confidence. And confidence kills imposter syndrome.”
-Caroline Gohsn
We are a non-profit organization that aims to strengthen the confidence of young women through personal mentorship, a strong support network of inspirational role models, and projects that encourage participants to go outside of their comfort zone in their careers of choice.
We simply want to provide all women with a set of tools that can allow them to feel good about themselves in any path that they decide to explore.
Current Participating Universities
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA
California Institute of Technology, California, USA
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Our Reason
6.4%
Of CEOs in the U.S. are female as of 2017
13%
Of Physics Professors are Female in the U.S. as of 2017
23%
Of the World's Politicians are Female as of 2017
“In studies, men overestimate their abilities and performance, and women underestimate both. Their performances do not differ in quality.”
- Brenda Major, a social psychologist at the University of California at Santa Barbara
Our Mission
Our mission is to encourage those that identify with the challenges that many young women face—a lack of confidence and opportunity—to step outside of their comfort zone and pursue any path of choice. We are dedicated to providing these individuals with personal mentors and the resources necessary to be successful, while connecting them with additional female role models.
Our Vision
We envision a world where all young women have the confidence to pursue any path of their choice with equal access to opportunities and supportive mentors.
EWAAB Executive Team
Stevens Encourage Her Group
Oxford Encourage Her Group
Comenius Encourage Her Group
We're Building Confidence by Establishing a Network of Role Models
"I want them to know I'm available to answer questions and bounce ideas off, and I hope to show the participants that people who are older than they are can be easy to talk to!"
Dr. Linden Ashcroft
Secondary Mentor at Melbourne
"The culture at my institution is to play it safe until you're a Masters student. This program will really give undergrads the opportunity to get engaged early, especially the women in male-dominated fields."
Uliana Durbak
Primary Mentor at KU Leuven
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"I want to make long-lasting friends who I can talk to for hopefully the rest of my life, and broaden my horizons by discussing topics of which they might have different perspectives on. "