Mentorship for high schoolers — live conversations with world-class guests
Our initiative
HER launched and organizes an Ask Me Anything initiative that connects students in our organization — high schoolers leading chapters around the world — with mentors they would rarely get to meet otherwise. These are not lectures. They are live, student-driven conversations where young people ask hard questions, hear unfiltered career stories, and leave with advice they can use.
Through this program, HER has hosted AMAs with Jodi Kantor (Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist at The New York Times), Steve Stecklow (three-time Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for Reuters), and Rubina Fillion (Head of AI Initiatives at The New York Times) — bringing investigative reporting, journalism excellence, and AI leadership into the same room as student organizers.
Chapters join virtually from classrooms and living rooms across our network. One guest. Dozens of high school voices. Real mentorship at scale.
September 2026
3-time Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist at Reuters
High schoolers across HER chapters joined a live AMA with Steve Stecklow — asking about investigative reporting, career paths in journalism, and how young people can hold power to account.
June 5, 2026
Head of AI Initiatives at The New York Times
Students sat down with Rubina Fillion for a conversation on AI, journalism, and leadership — getting direct mentorship from someone shaping how newsrooms use emerging technology.
May 12, 2026
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist at The New York Times
HER co-hosted an AMA with Jodi Kantor on investigative reporting, women in leadership, and what it takes to tell stories that change institutions.
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Mentorship opportunity
Be part of HER's Ask Me Anything initiative — fill out this application and hear back within the following week. We welcome all ages and backgrounds, and we're looking for changemakers and innovators with experience across different fields.