I love ratings tools. They are not just for parents, but for everyone to notice how many sexist movies exist. Good for Common Sense Media! Here is an excerpt of an article from the New York Times. “Thirty-two years ago, the cartoonist Alison Bechdel proposed a test to determine whether a movie portrayed girls and women as […]
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This ad show how saying “you are pretty” and other harmful words hold our daughters back. Well worth the 30 seconds. How we hold girls back video
Great clip shows how we all deter girls from science Read More »
Here is my updated summary of the book I am writing. I am almost done and looking for an amazing publisher. I am sure it will be a best seller! (in all modesty!) WHAT YOUR MOTHER DIDN’T TELL YOU: 150 STRATEGIES TO RAISING GIRLS IN OUR HIGHLY SEXUALIZED WORLD A BOOK IN THE WORKS (A QUICK SUMMARY)
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The fact that these ads were created, paid for and posted gives us some idea of how little advertisers know about the harm of stereotypes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-halifax-mall-ads-denounced-as-sexist/article13923224/
Halifax mall takes down girl demeaning back to school ads Read More »
I think that one key women’s freedom is to have men take home and child care seriously and carry half the responsibility (or more). We would respect women’s contributions more, we would create more humane workplaces and we would free women to do earn money, do more of what they love and help women not feel like slaves (with no pay) to their homes. Here is
If men did more housework the world would be amazing Read More »
Thanks Emma Gray for a great article. Here is a quote where she speaks of the research on women and mental illness: “As Freeman and Freeman wrote in their op-ed: “Considering that on the whole women are paid less, find it harder to advance in a career, have to juggle multiple roles, and are bombarded
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Recent research suggests that although teenagers think they are gender aware they actually harbour strong gender stereotypes. Routing Number BANCFIRST According to the “ Because I am a Girl Campaign” (which I love) by Plan Canada, over 30% of Canadian teen boys think that a women’s most important role is to take care of her home and
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New Girl Guide Research Institute conducted a survey of 1000 girls on the impact of reality TV. Sadly if your daughter watches these shows (like Jersey Shores or The Bachelor) she is more likely to think she needs a boyfriend to be happy, more likely to think that gossip is a normal part of female
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