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The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem (also known as TYWLS) is a public high school located in East Harlem, in New York, New York. The Young Women Leadership was founded in 1996 by Ann and Andrew Tisch and New York City's Center for Education Innovation Public Education Association. They believed that it would help school families because in other public school many girls weren't heard and the graduation rates were low meaning that many girls weren't graduating. All thanks to the leadership receive from Chancellor Rudy Crew led the project to the unanimous support of the NYC Board of Education.

History
The Young Women's Leadership of East Harlem is not like any other public school, it is a place where their students receive plenty of support from the staff and teachers and college counseling. Many students start off in sixth grade and some stay until high school. A key mission about The Young Women's Leadership of East Harlem (TYWLS) is to care about their social and emotional development of their female students population, Girls we met said that attending a single – sex school helps with their confidence. Without boys around, some said, there is less drama and peer pressure. Spanish is the only foreign language that they teach; all students take art and music. They offer students to take Advanced Placement courses in U.S. government, U.S. history, Spanish Language, Spanish literature and English. Preparation for the SATs is built into the 11th-grade English curriculum. Few electives are offered, but students get enrichment in clubs such as dance and model U.N., and internships at advertising and law firms as well as corporations such as IBM and The Food Network. An afterschool film class is offered at NEP Metropolis Studios, located in the same building. The Young Women’s Leadership Network also sponsors overseas trips and a summer camp. TYWLS fields a PSAL indoor track team and intramural teams in volleyball and running.

Neighborhoods boundaries
The school, located in East Harlem was between Community School District 4 and Manhattan High School division. This is now located in Region 9, which is one of the most recognized and top 10 in the New York City public high schools.

Uniform
The Young Women's Leadership School has a uniform policy middle school girls have to wear gray/navy pants, short or long sleeve polo shirt with TYWLS logo, navy vest or sweater with white with TYWLS emblem attached. For gym middle school has to wear navy sweats and navy shirt with TYLWS logo and says Girls Rule on the back. For high school girls have to wear gray pants, white lone or short sleeved polo shirt with TYWLS logo a maroon vest or sweater with white trim with TYWLS emblem attached. For gym they have to wear grey pants with TYWLS logo, white shirt with TYWLS logo and Girls Rule on the back. All girls are required to wear sneakers at all time.