She played her first chess game at 4 and started her first non-profit at 14… does this sound like a child prodigy to you? Us too!

When Ashley Priore sees a problem, she jumps right in and does what she can to solve it. Her story with chess has a complexity many girls and women may face in the chess world. Chess helped Ashley develop the life skills she used to start a successful non-profit at such a young age, but it also introduced her to the need for that non-profit.

The vast majority of chess players in the United States are boys and men which can cyclically make it hard for girls and women to get involved. This week’s Chess4Life Spotlight covers Ashley’s personal experience as a girl in chess and explores common issues in chess gender equality today. We also get to hear about Ashley’s exciting efforts to empower girls in chess!