How do you boost a girl’s confidence? How about throwing a ‘Brag Party’ for her and her classmates?
One life-coach in New York has done just that, hosting lessons to help young women overcome ‘imposter syndrome’ and learn how to promote themselves and their accomplishments.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain, Peggy Klaus said:
“We are taught through our society and our culture to really nurture other people, to support and cheerlead and promote others, rather than ourselves.
“So when we try to do it, it becomes something we stay away from, because we are afraid of people not liking us. Instead, the economics are such that we really must do it.”
Klaus hosts ‘bragging lessons’ with teenage girls in New York, with an annual ‘Brag Party’ for High School Juniors where volunteers coach the girls on how to improve their confidence and recognise their ability.
The teams behind the initiative hope that the lessons will help boost the teenagers’ self-esteem, and will later give them the confidence to compete with their male counterparts in the job market.
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