It was the poet Maya Angelou who said, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” But for many girls, that boundless supply of imagination winds up trapped behind a dam of self-doubt.
Girls as young as age 5 say that the pressure for perfection limits their creative confidence. And adults might be unaware of how casually they can instill a fear of failure: 71 percent of girls say our everyday language makes them worry about making mistakes. Read Spotlight.
