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Dora the disappointment
Yesterday, Mattel and Nickelodeon revealed the newly re-designed “tween” (ugh) Dora the Explorer (here she is on the left; see the original Dora below). Earlier in the month, a silhouette of the...
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Whenever I’m feeling down about the state of women and girls in North America, I go on over to Amy Poehler’s project, Smart Girls at the Party. The only thing I don’t like about the site is the fact...
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Ophelia’s Voice: Letter writing to the past and future
This sounds like a really cool project. I really love this idea. And whether or not you’re putting in your submission, I’d be fascinated to hear from readers what their answers to these questions are:...
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Children, let us rigidly dictate the rules of gender
Wow. This is really jaw-dropping. In what must have been an early backlash response to second wave feminism, someone named Whitney Darrow published a children’s book in 1970 called I’m Glad I’m a Boy!...
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You gotta let ‘em know you ain’t a bitch or a ho at the prom
High schooler Madeline Conrique and the other members of the Women’s Health and Issues Club at Arcadia High in Arcadia, California spent the weeks leading up to their prom (held this past weekend)...
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Why a 13-year-old girl is my inspiration
A few weeks back, the Guardian had a story on teen bloggers making waves in the blogosphere. Among the young women they covered were a shopping guru named Kristin Prim and a 20-year-old “student...
View ArticleThe Girl Effect
Wow. Just wow. This is brilliant marketing, making a complex idea simple. Related posts: Why a 13-year-old girl is my inspiration
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