The World Needs More Female Entrepreneurs
OUR MISSION
inspire by creating events that showcase female entrepreneurs.
build by giving young women tools and opportunities to make their entrepreneurial ideas a reality.
connect by creating an international community of young women who want to change the world.
Announcing
Girls Who Start
Impact Internship for Your Future of Work
In partnership with University Startups, The Impact Internship places students in a simulation as an intern where students work individually and in teams to build skills in social entrepreneurship, college counseling, and career development.
Program goes from
October 16 - December 16
Applications are open and accepted on a rolling basis.
What
THROUGH THE IMPACT INTERNSHIP, YOU HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
Topics
Work directly for University Startups
Gain valuable career skills and an entrepreneurial mindset
Build your resume
Work on your college applications
Contribute towards school community service and graduation requirements
Earn points and compete on a leaderboard by
Attending live webinars with professors on special topics
Completing lighting lessons to develop your skill set
Social entrepreneurship
College counseling
Employment search
College essays
Transitioning to high school
Resume building
Brainstorm and pitch a new business idea
Choose the right college major
Any Many More!
Girls Who Start
featured on Harvard Alumni
Global Development Global Minds Podcast
Presenting the 2024 Summer Writing Workshop
A weekly class, starting July 19th, to develop research and writing skills in young women K-12 who are curious about women in business. Students will acquire new found writing skills used to produce a final article. Selected student articles will be featured in the GWS Publication, with the top three being showcased on the front of the Girls Who Start website. Information on last year’s workshop can be found here.
INTRODUCING THE GWS PUBLICATION’S SENIOR WRITERS
NEHIR TOPALOGLU
DEA PANCE
After 5 months as primary writers themselves, the two girls take on a larger role as senior editors for the GWS Publication in overseeing the work of primary writers.
DID YOU KNOW
16%
of angel capital goes to female led startups and 84% of the decision makers at venture capital firms are men. (source: NAWB/Crunchbase)
2.3%
of venture capital goes to female led startups. (source: Crunchbase).
$4.9b
went to female founders in the venture capital sector, compared to the $200 billion that went to all-male founders in 2020. (source: Crunchbase)
Introducing
The Girls Who Start
2023-2024 National Leadership Team
Ariel Beck – Founder and President
Brielle Ohana – Vice President
Ceane Corbett – Director of Multimedia
Vera Chaudhry – Vice President, Chapter Coordinator
Fay Hu – Co-Director, Hackathons & Startup Competitions
Toyosi Ajiboye – Co-Director, Hackathons & Startup Competitions
Rona Ismael – Co-Director, Summit
Jinara Weerakoon – Co-Director, Summit
Ellis Chung – GWS Publication Team, Editor in Chief; Co-Director, Summer Writing Workshop; Co-Director, Chapter Outreach
Olivia Castel – Co-Director, Chapter Outreach; GWS Publication Team, Advisor
Margaret Huai – Co-Director, Chapter Outreach
Abby Pashkoff – Co-Director, Chapter Outreach
Tania Patel – Co-Director, Chapter Outreach; Assistant Director, Mentorship Program
Eva Ross – Director, Mentorship Program
Ava Ohana – Assistant Director, Mentorship Program
Story Kummer – Assistant Director, Mentorship Program
Diya Jain – Director, Scholarships; Co-Director of Technology & Data Analytics
Zara Sule – Co-Director of Technology & Data Analytics
Ava Goodwich – Co-Director of Technology & Data Analytics
Sophie Bakshi – Co-Director of Summer Writing Workshop; Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team; Advisor of Hackathons & Startup Competitions
Suomo Quarshie – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Ariana Tavakkoli – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Yasmin Kahkesh – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Nehir Topaloglu – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Dea Pance – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Ava Guarino – Primary Writer, GWS Publication Team
Check out the recap!
GIRLS WHO START
IMPACT SUMMIT 2023
This year’s Impact Summit was a one day event where attendees heard from inspiring female leaders, engaged in a leadership workshop, and connected with fellow young women interested in business in leadership!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Shilpa Yarlagadda, Founder, Shiffon Co.
Check out the recap!
DESIGN CHALLENGE
HACKATHON 2023
This year’s Girls Who Start Design Challenge Hackathon brings middle, high school, and college young women from around the world together to design products with the theme of “femovation-” innovation that improves women’s lives.
Learn how to create an idea, prototype, and develop a pitchto promote your model with no past experience necessary!
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Professor Lori Rosenkopf, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurshipat Wharton
2022 diller teen Award Recipient
Girls Who Start and our Founder and National President, Ariel Beck, have been recognized by the Helen Diller Family Foundation as a 2022 Awardee of the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. This award recognizes 15 Jewish teen leaders across the United States engaging in Tikkun Olam, "repairing the world." Thank you to all of our members, advisors, mentors, and supporters for believing in the Girls Who Start mission. We look forward to using this recognition to spread our mission and enhance our programming!
why start a chapter?
Connect with girls across the world interested in entrepreneurship and leadership
Hear from inspiring female entrepreneurs and leaders
Develop leadership skills by creating events at your school, impacting your school community, and interacting with your school administration
Learn how to reach out to leaders in the business community and how to market events
Gain access to social entrepreneurship, college counseling, and career development courses
Opportunity to apply for a national position