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On AlterNet: girls

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "girls"

Lactating for Little Girls: A New Baby Doll Teaches Kids How to Breastfeed (!)

Lactating for Little Girls: A New Baby Doll Teaches Kids How to Breastfeed (!)

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. August 6, 2009.
Creepiest thing ever.

"Slutty Girls Seducing Stupid Boys": Yet Another Absurd, Sexist Fallacy of Abstinence-Only Education

Joe Sonka, Amplify Your Voice. March 10, 2009.
In much abstinence-only literature, young women are told to not show skin, lest they invite dirty lustful thoughts in hapless boys.

Helping Girls Navigate Sexualization in the Media

Helping Girls Navigate Sexualization in the Media

Joyce McFadden, Huffington Post. May 1, 2008.
Young girls are inundated with sexist media images. How do we help them develop a healthy sense of their own sexuality?

Is Overachieving Bad for Girls?

Is Overachieving Bad for Girls?

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. November 16, 2006.
A new book praises hyper-achieving 'alpha girls.' But their behavior may be symptomatic of a larger trend in outwardly high-achieving and inwardly self-hating young women.