Table of Contents
Introduction: My Dream, Our Dream-a World of Empowered Young Women ix
Part 1 The Problem 1
1 Where Are All the Girls? 3
Part 2 The Solution 33
2 Daring, Risking, Growing: The Entrepreneurial Spirit at School, at Work, in Life 35
3 The Buzz at VentureLab: Giving Girls the Tools They Need to Transform Their Lives and Our World 58
Part 3 How to Raise a Venturegirl 75
4 Help Her Start Her Entrepreneurial Adventure 77
5 Start Her Young 101
6 Make Playtime Curiosity Time 126
7 Please Get Messy! 158
8 Encourage Failure 182
9 Channel Her Idealism 211
10 Provide Role Models 234
11 Get the "Whole Family Involved 258
12 High School and Beyond 279
Conclusion: What We Can Do 299
Acknowledgments 319
Appendix: Some Tips on Raising a VentureBoy 321
Resources for Further Learning 331
Notes 349
Index 359