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    Archive for January, 2011

    • Cinderella Ate My Daughter! Q & A with Bestselling Author & Girl Shero Peggy Orenstein

      By Rachel Simmons | January 27th, 2011 | 4 comments

      Don’t miss this funny, honest conversation with Peggy about the challenges of parenting girls through Princess Culture and beyond — and what you can do about it.

      Tags: culture, media, Parenting
      Posted in Blogs | 4 Comments »

    • Fiona & the SAT: Overcoming Myself

      By Fiona Lowenstein | January 24th, 2011 | 0 comments

      Guest blogger and high school junior Fiona Lowenstein is dreading the SAT. What is it about testing that scares girls so much?

      Tags: Curse of the Good Girl, Education, Fiona's blog, stress
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | No Comments »

    • Fiona’s Blog: Films “True Grit” and “Somewhere” Star Girls but Fail Girlhood

      By Fiona Lowenstein | January 17th, 2011 | 8 comments

      High school junior Fiona critiques two new films with young female heroines and asks: in choosing to focus on girls, did these movies forget to depict girlhood?

      Tags: Elle Fanning, girlhood, Hailee Steinfeld, preteen, Somewhere, True Grit
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 8 Comments »

    • Guest Blog: Bullying & Aggression in Preschool

      By dev | January 13th, 2011 | 1 comment

      A developmental psychologist advises parents about how to talk with girls about relational aggression in preschool.

      Tags: bullying, guest blog, Parenting
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 1 Comment »

    • Fiona’s Blog: Q & A With New York Times Columnist Gail Collins

      By Fiona Lowenstein | January 11th, 2011 | 0 comments

      Guest blogger and high school junior Fiona Lowenstein interviews New York Times columnist and bestselling author Gail Collins about American girls and women today.

      Tags: feminism, Fiona's blog, Gail Collins
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | No Comments »

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    • The Mommy Vortex: Rioting for True Gratitude

      January 26th, 2012

      by Rosemarie Coppola-Baldwin
      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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    • GirlTip #57: Everyone is NOT Looking at You

      June 5th, 2011

      On vacation, I went to a gym & worked out in front of a large window. Several people walked by…

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