
Sixteen-year-old Sheridan Taylor says reading The Beauty Myth changed her life. She's organizing the Girl Power Conference August 14th
One young woman isn’t waiting for the world to change, she’s grabbing the reins to make positive changes around her. Sheridan Taylor is organizing an event, the Girl Power Conference, to empower middle school girls and help them achieve their dreams. Luckily, Sheridan has time to tackle such an ambitious project. The teen is on vacation from classes at Townview’s Talented and Gifted Magnet High School.
Sheridan was motivated to take action when she learned that 60% of girls say they experience stereotypes that limit their right to be themselves. While 55% of high school boys say they have “high self confidence,” only 39% of girls make that claim. Sheridan wants to change that.