92Y Presents: Girls Who Run the World

Journalist and author of Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business Diana Kapp talks with Rebecca Blumenstein, Managing Editor of the New York Times.

Studies show that 23 percent of fifth grade girls think they are not smart enough to pursue their dream career, and by high school this number has doubled. 30 percent of young women with GPAs of 4.0 and higher say they don’t have the brains to succeed in business. And yet businesses founded by women, data shows, routinely outperform those started by men. Do our girls need more moxie, more math, more freedom to fail, tougher skin? Why do so few women become entrepreneurs, and what is special about those that do? In her new book, Diana Kapp has profiled the powerhouse women behind Glossier, 23andMe, Spanx, NextDoor, Stitch Fix, Soul Cycle, Rent the Runway, Birchbox, Uncharted Power, Pop Sugar and more. What can we learn from them about inspiring the next generation of girls to found the companies of the future?

A book signing follows the event.