Welcome To Her Climb
Where Excellence Meets Opportunity
From Potential to Power
Guiding girls from access to achievement
Step into a leadership community designed to equip high school girls with the cultural fluency, mentorship, and industry exposure needed to lead. Her Climb serves young women from underserved communities through a multi-year, no-cost pathway rooted in access, confidence, and real-world opportunity.
Explore Our Four Tracks
Underserved Girls Deserve Better
High-achieving girls from under-resourced communities often lack the networks and exposure to turn talent into leadership. Nationally, 57% of high school girls report persistent sadness or hopelessness.
1.1 Million
The Need Is Great
New York City is home to 1.1 million public school students, half of whom are girls. Yet access to mentorship, leadership formation, and professional networks remains deeply unequal.
Our Mission
Rooted in Excellence
To equip high school girls from underserved backgrounds with the academic preparation, cultural fluency, mentorship, and industry exposure required to thrive in college and lead in competitive spaces.
Our Vision
Our Girls Will Rise
A generation of young women from under-resourced and underserved neighborhoods rising into spaces of influence: on campus, in boardrooms, in newsrooms, and in the industries that shape the world.
Immersive Campus Life
Our Girls Build Belonging at Columbia University
Building Leaders Through Four Pillars
Leadership, Access, Wellness, and Sisterhood prepare every girl to lead in college and beyond.