At Girl Security, we believe girls and women have a central role to play in leading our nation’s security priorities and helping address global security challenges across government as well as private industry. As we often say in our programming, girls are raised in a society that teaches them to fear everything but often fails to secure them from anything. It’s time to shed outmoded norms about the role of girls and women in security.

One way in which we are working to forge equity in national security is to demystify the many private sector pathways that shape and contribute to U.S. national security so girls can consider the breadth of opportunity. As part of this effort, Girl Security is excited to announce a new private sector partner — Levi Strauss & Co. This partnership is intended to highlight how businesses address security challenges