Raising Girls To Reach Their Potential

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the author of Sexism & Sensibility: Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls in the Modern World (Penguin Random House). A graduate of Harvard University (EdM) and Northwestern University (PhD), she speaks regularly on women’s issues, gender, and parenting — and her insights have been featured on NPR, CNN, and NBC, and in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Oprah Daily, and more. Her own writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Ms. Magazine. Dr. Finkelstein serves on the Advisory Board for Stop Sexual Assault in Schools and maintains a private clinical practice in Chicago.