Katie Higginbottom (She/Her)

Biography

Katie has worked as a Secondary School Special Education/Social Science teacher for 18 years and seen first-hand the ways in which insecurity, self-doubt, and an overall lack of self-compassion limits young girls. During Katie’s PhD, research confirmed this, demonstrating that confidence drops in early adolescence for girls, reaching an all time low in the teenaged years, and permanently remains lower for females than for their male counterparts into adulthood. This lack of confidence has detrimental effects on young girls, teens and women in all areas of their lives.

After earning her PhD in 2017 (Women in Leadership), Katie launched Empower Academy to empower more girls and women to gain confidence, learn and exercise self-compassion, and reach their own version of success - becoming the leaders of their own lives.