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    • Lilly’s First Rant: What I Wear Is None of Your Business

      Lilly’s First Rant: What I Wear Is None of Your Business

      By Lilly | July 12th, 2010 | 87 comments

      Lilly sounds off about a customer at her workplace who questions her clothing. Can girls be expected to celebrate their bodies when they are shamed for their sexuality?

    • Lilly’s Blog: On Girls & Solitude – A Girl Alone is Not Lonely

      Lilly’s Blog: On Girls & Solitude – A Girl Alone is Not Lonely

      By Lilly | July 6th, 2010 | 12 comments

      Lilly explores the pressure girls face to avoid solitude. Why are so many girls uncomfortable with being alone?

    • Lilly’s Blog: Stop Preparing Women to Be Victims & Start Holding Men Responsible for Violence

      Lilly’s Blog: Stop Preparing Women to Be Victims & Start Holding Men Responsible for Violence

      By Lilly | June 27th, 2010 | 11 comments

      Recently, I had a very scary realization. It is easier for us to talk about young women as victims than…

    • Guest Blog: It’s Not About Winning – Authentic Leadership for Girls

      Guest Blog: It’s Not About Winning – Authentic Leadership for Girls

      By Stephanie Licata | June 23rd, 2010 | 1 comment

      I can still feel the agony of defeat: losing my fifth grade class presidential election. I was SO sure I…

    • Lilly’s Blog: Stop Calling Girls & Women Whiners!

      Lilly’s Blog: Stop Calling Girls & Women Whiners!

      By Lilly | June 21st, 2010 | 2 comments

      To whine is to “utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry,” or so says my Merriam-Webster dictionary (unabridged, of course.…

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    • Force-Feeding Feminism: Why Girls Aren’t Interested…or Are They? 

      September 6th, 2010

      In her debut blog, high school junior Fiona asks: Is the “F-Word” social suicide?

    • Guest Blog: Helping Girls Overcome Math Anxiety

      September 1st, 2010

      In a new book, Jennifer Oullette takes on her own math anxiety and shares tips for parents on how to help girls overcome theirs.

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    • GirlTip #50: The Importance of Naming Your Fears

      August 10th, 2010

      When you’re feeling anxious about doing something, be it a phone call or big request or tough conversation, ask yourself what’s the worst…

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