Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Succeed in Relationships, Academics, Careers, and Life

Be the caring and positive force that girls need

Social media, friendships, dating culture, academic pressures, bullying, self-concept, fear of failure These are just a few of the complex challenges facing adolescent girls. In a world that is changing rapidly, it can be difficult to know how to foster effective communication and provide authentic support for the girls that we teach, parent, mentor, and coach.   

The newly updated edition of Girls Without Limits offers relevant insights and concrete strategies that will help you: 

• Understand the unique challenges girls face, including relationship troubles, social and academic pressures, disrespect and harassment, body image, academic and career choices, and becoming leaders 
• Teach girls the skills they need to safely and confidently navigate social media and other evolving technologies
• Empower girls with the skills they need to establish healthy and supportive relationships, build a strong sense of self, and develop the confidence they need to confront negative societal expectations and make healthy, positive decisions 

Combining relevant research, findings from a large-scale national survey of more than 10,000 girls, and the voices and experiences of today s adolescents, Girls Without Limits equips educators, parents, school counselors, mentors, and coaches with the skills and strategies they need to build solid relationships, handle difficult conversations, and cultivate a generation of girls who are strong, capable, confident, and successful.

What your colleagues have to say: 

Girls Without Limits is the first book I recommend to anyone I know who has daughters or works with girls. It s timely, relevant, and contains eye-opening insights for understanding their world, and is packed with practical tools and tips for engaging the girls in your life. A pivotal read, it forever put me on the path of empowering our girls to change the world around them!
Kaishauna Johnson, School Counselor
Chino High School, CA

In this second edition, the data from Dr. Hinkelman s research on the experiences, opinions, and behaviors of girls is combined with practical ways of engaging them on a variety of topics, from body image and confidence to healthy relationships and leadership. Readers will gain tangible ways of actually relating to girls and teaching them the skills needed to live in a world that is saturated with technology. Girls Without Limits is a must-read for anyone who works with, educates, or parents girls!
Sibyl West, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Counselor Education and co-director of the Frederick Douglass Institute on Intercultural Research
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Lisa Hinkelman is an educator, counselor, researcher, and author who has spent 15 years researching girls and educating school counselors, first as a professor at The Ohio State University, and currently as the Founder and CEO of Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX). ROX is a national non-profit that provides evidence-based empowerment programming for girls, professional development for school counselors and educators, and research on the critical issues impacting girls. Lisa’s books provide relevant research, case studies, and effective strategies to help adults support the girls in their lives. Focused on building self-esteem, enhancing communication, increasing competence, and addressing gender stereotypes and barriers, Girls Without Limits is currently being utilized by parents, educators, coaches, mentors, helping professionals, and university professors throughout the country.

Dr. Hinkelman is also the principal investigator and author of the groundbreaking publication The Girls’ Index: New Insights Into the Complex World of Today’s Girls. The Girls’ Index reveals the findings from a survey conducted with 11,000 girls across the country and includes girls’ thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs on confidence, body image, relationships, school, social media, careers, and leadership.  She also published Girls & Sports: A Girls’ Index Impact Report, Girls & STEM: Decoding Girls’ Futures in an Age of Social Media and Girls, Diversity and The Future.  Featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, SXSW, Lean In, The 74 and Education World, The Girls’ Index research provides the most nationally relevant and representative statistics currently available on girls.

Lisa received her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Education from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, PA and her master’s and doctorate degrees in Counselor Education from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her ROX program is delivered to more than 5,000 girls annually in schools throughout the country. She trains and educates 3,000+ adults each year through professional development workshops, parent symposiums, and conference keynotes on topics including social/emotional learning, stress and pressure, confidence and self-esteem, STEM, sexual harassment/violence, and Title IX, school climate, and gender equity.