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    Archive for May, 2010

    • “A Girl’s Life” Wins 2010 Parents’ Choice Award

      By Rachel Simmons | May 28th, 2010 | 0 comments

      The PBS program “A Girl’s Life” is a 2010 Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner. Rachel hosted “A Girl’s Life,” which…

      Tags: A Girl's Life, News and Events
      Posted in News and Events | No Comments »

    • Why Talking Too Much About Kagan’s Sexuality Fuels Gender Policing

      By Rachel Simmons | May 26th, 2010 | 5 comments

      Over the weekend, Washington Post fashion reporter Robin Givhan chided Elena Kagan for sitting with her legs open, and Salon…

      Tags: bullying, homophobia, News and Events
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 5 Comments »

    • Beauty Redefined: A Case for Single Sex Education

      By Stephanie Licata | May 26th, 2010 | 9 comments

      Guest blogger Stephanie Licata talks to girls about how single sex education is changing their definition of beauty.

      Tags: body image, Education, guest blog, Self-Esteem
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 9 Comments »

    • Lilly’s Blog: Surfing to Break the Curse of the Good Girl

      By Lilly | May 24th, 2010 | 2 comments

      How learning to surf is helping Lilly deal with self-consciousness, fear of failure and the pressure to be perfect.

      Tags: Curse of the Good Girl, Lilly's Blog, Self-Esteem, sports
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 2 Comments »

    • GirlTip #47: Technology is Not a Substitute for Friendship

      By Rachel Simmons | May 18th, 2010 | 0 comments

      If you text more than talk, your relationships can become like fun house mirrors: you can see the person, but…

      Tags: Friendship, GirlTip, technology
      Posted in Girl Tips | No Comments »

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    • 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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