Written by WomenED's co founders, Ananya and Likhitha.
21st September 2025
Two girls walked into Instagram with too many ideas and not enough space in our Notes app. We’re not professionals, but two hearts with one voice. Sisterhood & Strength: Starting our Women’s Education initiative.
PS: we didn’t know it would become something bigger than us.
Hey fantastic humans!
I am Ananya Dadhich, co-founder of the Women’s initiative (WomenED). I am currently a junior in high school with big ambitions and a mountain of AP classes to work on (shoutout to AP Pre-Calc for keeping me humble). Between late night study sessions, I carve out some time to dive into deep research, brainstorm and create content ideas, and work towards creating a safe space for women and girls to learn and grow with us.
For me, women’s education and empowerment has never been just a passion- it’s a necessity. As Kofi Annan once said “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” I believe that education is the sharpest weapon anyone can hold, and giving women the equal rights and opportunities to achieve that is the first step toward change. I’ll stop there before I sound like a motivational speaker, but you get the point.
Howdy y’all!
I am Likhitha Narava, co-founder of Women Education over here! I am a junior in high school who is chasing dreams with determination and a goal set in mind. I have always had a vision of doing something more, doing something better that will not only benefit me but those around me as well. Yes, I'm extroverted and all I do is yap, so I chose to convert this trait of mine to something that can be impactful in the world! I was always a competitive person that no matter who my opponent was, whether good or bad, generous or not, if a contest is called then I take it as a challenge. And I chose to challenge myself by learning new things and building up my skills so one day I can be a role model for other girls around the world to look up to and aspire big. I hope to make more content, empower others, and be excited to be in the first step they take. Like my fellow comrade, Ananya, here said, I’ll end that brief overlook before I start like I’m giving a graduation speech. Thanks for listening to my long commentary yall!
Women Education is a student-led organization dedicated to spreading awareness, educating, empowering, and inspiring women. It is a page created by two girls for other girls, women, and anyone who wants to stand with our community of beautiful, strong women.
At its heart, WomenED is a safe space to learn, express, and grow together as a community by nurturing kindness and leadership without judgement.
WomenED creation began as a search for a passion project when both of us were Sophomores in high school. We would explore medicine, history, science, and the like but women's education was one that stood out among all the others. We wanted to create a haven where women can discuss issues that they might have all experienced and share some of those facts that are hidden behind long articles and essays. We went for an interactive and engaging approach that not only asks for people to read it but understands truly what the topic is on. It did start as a project but as we’ve been working on more content, it became an emotion that ignited a sincere passion for both of us. We learned new facts and through the goal of spreading information, we were able to conduct research and learn from those results. We’ve seen WomenED reach its first 100, and now we cherish its even wider reach with its first 1,000. We keep watch on the analytics part of our content, and observe on how we can improve them based on our highest reached content. We researched, we noted down, we learned, and most importantly we grew. Two girls who started a project led to hundreds of others to learn, to feel, and to rise into stronger individuals.
You will always find us discussing new issues and themes through our public forum. Our goal has always been to empower women and will state the same. However, we would love to explore more collaborations, donations, and fundraiser’s in the coming future that will spread our reach even further. We are a student-led organization, so it does not get busy, however we combat all this by ensuring that we still make up time for educational content, fulfilling our commitment. Our annual goal for the following year is to switch from our online based forum to physical implementation. We hope to achieve this after publicizing WomenED even further to get many others to know about it, and as soon as it reaches the target outreach, we look forward to hosting fundraiser events and the like to get a more profitable reach for them to be carried out to donations.
When I got the opportunity to co-create WomenED, I was honestly the happiest person. It felt like a chance to turn my passion into something bigger than myself.
Through this journey, I’ve not only shared what matters to me but also learned so much in return. I’ve grown new skills in leadership, outreach, and public engagement (something that definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone as an ambivert!). I’ve also learned the importance of time management, balancing late-night AP study sessions with building a space that truly matters to me.
WomenED will always be close to my heart. It’s more than just a page; it’s a commitment, a safe community, and a dream come true I will always cherish. And as long as I’m here, I’ll do my best to nurture it and help it grow.
With that, I encourage anyone and everyone out there to follow their passion and go for it. Learn, plan and make it happen.
Catch you on the frontlines of change. Until then, keep growing, keep glowing.
Sincerely,
Ananya D
So my dear readers, it’s been a long one with ya’ll and I've cherished every part of it. WomenED has helped me realize how many global issues there are in the world that need to be realized. We don’t acknowledge it regularly, but women have always had some type of issue from generation to generation. Not only the issues, but it also assisted me to understand well known women across the world who made a significant contribution in this national movement. WomenED has shaped me for who I am today for becoming more knowledgeable, creative, and a sense of a leader. I’ve also experienced the feeling of becoming a founder of an organization which I believe gave me important leadership skills for me to venture on in the near future. No matter how old I will get, WomenED will be a big part of me and one I will truly honor for the years to come. Thank you to all of you for giving me the opportunity to learn, grow, and create. I truly appreciate each and every one of you all and I hope me, Ananya, and WomenED can be your reason to reach higher. One message for you all: Keep dreaming big because one day you’ll be in the books read by others.
Best
Likhitha N
To find out more about their initiative and how you can get involved, find them on our 'connect with others' page.