[4] Under her leadership, GirlBoss New Zealand has reached over 400 schools and launched various programmes that have enabled tens of thousands of young women to initiate social impact projects nationwide.

GirlBoss events have featured guest speakers such as My Food Bag founder Theresa Gattung, Green Party candidate Chloe Swarbrick, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, and Xero's Anna Curzon.

[15] Additionally, she has served as New Zealand's Gender Equality Ambassador at the World Expo, a Facebook Leadership Fellow, and has been a VIP Scientific Communicator for NASA, as well as a National Geographic Explorer.

[16] Alexia Hilbertidou is the founder of GirlBoss New Zealand,[17] a social enterprise established in 2015 with the mission of empowering young women in leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

[18] A central focus of GirlBoss is encouraging young women to launch social change projects, with thousands of participants taking initiative in areas such as environmental sustainability, gender equality, and community development.

Established to recognise and celebrate young female leaders, the GirlBoss Awards have evolved into a prominent platform that encourages youth to initiate social change projects.

The programme has engaged 1,250 students, offering not only 1:1 mentorship from professionals at The Ministry for Primary Industries and training but also addressing mental health challenges common in rural communities.

Drawing from her early experiences of growing up in poverty in Kelston, West Auckland, where she was raised by a single mother, Hilbertidou developed this financial literacy programme to assist disadvantaged youth.

The programme, which is provided free of charge, is structured as a 10-day virtual school holiday course, focusing on financial management, entrepreneurship, and investment, with an emphasis on addressing limiting beliefs about money.

The programme has received sponsorship from major organisations such as ANZ,[24]Spark, and PwC, enabling it to reach over 2,000 participants, with a particular focus on Māori, Pasifika, refugee, and rural youth.

Inspired by Hilbertidou's experience representing New Zealand at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), this hackathon focuses on developing technological solutions aimed at promoting gender equality.