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    Archive for January, 2010

    • Lilly Investigates: What Guys Really Think About Girl Drama, Gender Rules and Double Standards

      By Lilly | January 11th, 2010 | 3 comments

      Ever wonder what boys envy about girls? Do teenage boys think about sex as much as the media thinks they…

      Tags: boys, Communication, Education, friendships, gender, Lilly's Blog
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 3 Comments »

    • Did You Watch “A Girl’s Life?” A Q & A with Bates Freshman (& New Legal Resident!) Sonia Luna

      By Rachel Simmons | January 8th, 2010 | 4 comments

      Sonia Luna’s inspiring story in the new PBS show, “A Girl’s Life,” was one of viewers’ favorites. Sonia, the…

      Tags: A Girl's Life, Education
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 4 Comments »

    • The Myth of the BFF: Helping Girls Face the Dark Side of Friendship

      By Rachel Simmons | January 5th, 2010 | 10 comments

      I often joke that if girls had to rank their life needs in order of importance, the list would go…

      Tags: best friends, conflicts, Parenting
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 10 Comments »

    • Lilly Gets Deferred II: More Lessons for Girls From the College Application Process

      By Lilly | January 4th, 2010 | 7 comments

      In my most recent blog I began exploring the important lessons girls can learn from the college application process. In…

      Tags: Curse of the Good Girl, Education, Inner Resume, Lilly's Blog
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 7 Comments »

    • Rachel Joins Confidence Coalition Advisory Board

      By Melissa Hardy | January 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments

      Rachel has joined the Advisory Board of the Confidence Coalition.  Organized by the Kappa Delta Sorority in the Spring of…

      Posted in News and Events | No Comments »

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      January 26th, 2012

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      Two days before Christmas, thousands of people waited on line at a local mall for hours, hoping…

    • Fiona’s Blog: Maybe SHE’S Just Not That Into YOU (or: Stupid Hook-up Stereotypes)

      January 23rd, 2012

      Guest blogger and high school senior Fiona Lowenstein is sick of seeing girls depicted as hopeless romantics after random hook ups…what happens when she’s just not that into him?

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