About the Course:
The goal of JA Rising Women is to expose young women in high school to female mentors in fields where women are underrepresented or negatively stereotyped; in hopes that their perceptions will change towards what they themselves can do as well as what women in general can do. Through this exposure and interactions with the mentors, the young women
will modify the internalized information they have about women in the workforce. This newly internalized information will begin to positively impact their self-efficacy beliefs, aspirations, and performance.
First session – JA staff will help the young women discover what career possibilities they might be interested in based on their responses to a career assessment. The assessment will provide additional research opportunities to learn more about the different career paths – including salary, education needed, and detailed job descriptions. The assessment does not take gender into account and will share any and all career possibilities as a result of their answers.
Second session – Five panelists will discuss what it is like to be a woman working in a male-dominated industry, field, company, and/or management level. They will share their career and education journey along with advice they would offer their younger self about turning their dreams into achievable goals. After the panel discussion, the students and mentors will go into Zoom break-out rooms to reflect on the panel, create short-term career goals, and allow for conversation between mentors/students.
We expect that the young women will learn about different roles and career paths they were previously unaware of. We anticipate similar results from our other programs of increased confidence and self-efficacy.
https://southeasternpa.ja.org/events/ja-rising-women-2022
https://southeasternpa.ja.org/dA/8901148d9f/registrationPdf/JA%20Rising%20Women%20Studen%20Flyer%202022.pdf
This is a pilot program offering and we anticipate providing a scaled up, in-person version of this student learning experience during the 2022-2023 school year.