At prestigious Phillips Andover Academy , only two girls have been school president . Rachel Simmons : The real problem is that girls do n't feel authorized to be leaders . She says girls from kindergarten onward have mixed feelings about displaying power . Leadership : Everyone -- women and men -- need to be more aware of the social cost of punishing girls for being too assertive . Leadership and education can help close the leadership gender gap .
At prestigious Phillips Andover Academy , only two girls have been school president . Rachel Simmons : The real problem is that girls do n't feel authorized to be leaders . She says girls from kindergarten onward have mixed feelings about displaying power . Leadership : Leadership and education can help close the leadership gender gap .