female empowerment

When it comes to keeping young girls involved in sports, two contrasting facts always come to light: (1) Girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys by the age of 14. And (2) 94% of women in senior leadership positions played sports through their teens.

In part one of this conversation, we introduced you to Jemi Laclé and Claudia Koerbler, two intercultural Washington, D.C. professionals who are expert communicators. Here, we learn more about how these accomplished friends promote female empowerment.

For every ambitious female, there is an unspoken truth behind her path, empowerment, career and successes. What the outside world gets to see from the surface, is just part of the joy, sweat and tears.