Children need to have an opportunity in school to learn about how society works. It's critical for girls and boys to understand the need for having equity, for having diversity and inclusion in everything they do.
I know that my educational colleagues would groan a little because it would be another program that would be put in place, but it would be easy, frankly. When you talk about programs in schools, look at pedagogical practices in a classroom to engage both boys and girls; look at all of the statistical information and all the research that's been done about the number of boys versus girls who are called on to answer a question, or even the opportunity for girls to put their hand up, where boys will shoot their hand up. Looking in those different ways, supporting girls in the classroom, and helping the boys understand that the girls' voices are just as important, although they may be quieter, will encourage and support the girls and help build their confidence at the very beginning of their educational career.
One thing that always drove me crazy in the co-ed educational classroom, and I will reference science classrooms in particular, was seeing the boys with their noses in the test tubes and the girls sitting back taking the notes. One thing I really worked to change was so that everybody would have equal time at the test tube, if you want to think of it in that way. It's a simple strategy in the classroom, but it's instructive both to the boys as well as the girls, giving them the opportunity to do that.
Education is a key place to begin.