Grow Her Self-Efficacy- Articles, Activities and Resources

We know girls are powerful and it’s our mission for them to know it too. Throughout this year, albeit a weird one, we wanted girls and people who support them to have the tools and knowledge to continue to grow her self-efficacy. See articles written by our girl experts, activities taken from our curriculum, and more resources on self-efficacy.

Articles on Self-Efficacy from Our Girl Experts

State of Girls Mental Health

Mental health is a state of well-being in which a girl can cope with the normal stresses of life, participate effectively in activities like school, and contribute to her community. While mental illness can affect all children and youth, research shows girls are at greater risk for certain mental health conditions. Self-efficacy, a girl’s belief in her ability to succeed, enhances a girl’s sense of well-being and promotes good mental health.

What is Self-Efficacy? It's How We Ignite the Power in Girls.

Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s own abilities. Girls Empowerment Network’s mission is to ignite the power in girls by teaching them the skills to thrive and believe in their ability to be unstoppable. We ignite the power in girls by teaching our Six Cs of self-efficacy and have seen statistically significant change to prove our impact through our programs.

What is the Difference Between Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem?

Self-efficacy is a girl’s belief in her own ability to succeed. It is a research-based principle for us; we know that giving girls a strong belief in themselves has an important impact on academic success, future career achievement, and long-term positive outcomes.

How Girls Benefit from Increased Self-Efficacy

Fostering self-efficacy in girls and equipping them with the mindset to believe in their ability builds a future where girls are resilient and confident leaders. At Girls Empowerment Network, we believe all girls are powerful and we want them to know it, too.

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Six Ways to Build Self-Efficacy in Middle School Girls (Six Cs)

Girls Empowerment Network understands that the difference between cultivating self-efficacy and having self-esteem is important. The distinction allows us to widen the doors and be creative in the ways our activities let girls practice developing their skills and abilities that increase self-efficacy.

Activities for Girls to Build Self-Efficacy

Building Self-Efficacy Through Collaboration: Guidelines
Girls will learn self-efficacy through collaboration by creating guidelines and boundaries they can use wherever they are.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Confidence: Just Because Poem
Build your self-efficacy through confidence by doing our Just Because Poem that dismantles stereotypes!

Building Self-Efficacy Through Coping Skills: Flip The Lid
Flip The Lid helps explain how our brains operate under stress in a girl-friendly way. It is also an excellent introduction around building self-efficacy through coping skills.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Coping Skills: Peace Begins With Me
One self-efficacy coping skill we use at Girls Empowerment Network is “Peace Begins With Me,” which is a mantra that helps you meditate.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Collaboration: FriendSHIP
This activity helps to visualize qualities in friends that can be both negative and positive. We build self-efficacy through collaborating about what we like in friendships, and it sparks a conversation about the friendships we have.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Creativity: 9 Tiles- All About Me
We build girls self-efficacy through their imagination for art and STEM activities. 9 Tiles offers us the opportunity to reflect on our values and interests, express them creatively, and share them with others.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Communication: Toothpaste Social Media Safety
Can what we post today affect our future? This activity will help us understand how our social media activity creates our digital footprint and online identity.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Coping Skills: 5,4,3,2,1
Using a self-efficacy grounding technique like “5,4,3,2,1” helps us come back to the present moment when our thoughts and feelings take over.

Building Self-Efficacy Through Critical Thinking: Fixed vs Growth Mindset
This activity will help us understand how we can "train" our brain to change our mindset and believe that we are unstoppable!