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Adolescent Girls

Girls Are the Key to Solving Poverty

Maria Eitel | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: Adolescent Girls, Women Deliver Conference, Millenium Development Goals, Girleffect, UN Foundation, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Nike Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Raiseforwomen, Impact News
Maria Eitel

2013-04-23-theraiseforwomenchallenge300x60.jpgWe cannot leave girls out of the equation. Why? Because adolescent girls are uniquely disadvantaged, yet they have the most potential to make the greatest change.

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Moving Beyond Words: The Case for a Global Implementation Plan to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Yasmeen Hassan | Posted 05.08.2013 | Impact
Read More: Cedaw, Gender Equality, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, CSW 57, IWD 2013, Global Implementation Plan, Adolescent Girls, Girls Not Brides, International Womens Day, Equality Now, Sex Trafficking, Child Marriage, United Nations, Impact News
Yasmeen Hassan

Standards are in place to end violence and discrimination against women and girls. Governments must not be allowed to backtrack on their pledges.

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4 Breathtaking Photos That Will Change How You Think About Womanhood

Posted 01.22.2013 | OWN
Read More: Photography, Adolescent Girls, Adolescence, Rebecca Greenfield Photographer, Coming of Age Photos, Adolescents, Coming of Age Photo Series, Rebecca Greenfield, Rebecca Greenfield Photography, Own-Empower, Coming to Age, Portraits, Rebecca Greenfield Coming of Age, OWN News

By Laura Birek Rebecca Greenfield's "Coming of Age" photo series spotlights girls on the brink of womanhood. In the Arizona desert, the sun ...

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On Teenage Girls, Stories And Stones

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 12.22.2012 | Religion
Read More: Women's Rights, Adolescent Girls, Education, Bat Mitzvah, Jewish Parenting, Malala Yousafzai, Jewish Women, Religious Education, Judaism, Weekly Torah Portion, Religion News
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D.

How we guide our children as they become adults -- as they navigate the rules of the adult world by questioning stories and carrying stones -- can be a matter of life and death.

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What Parents Need to Hear About the HPV Vaccine

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 12.18.2012 | Parents
Read More: Hpv, HPV Vaccine, Adolescent Girls, Sex Ed, Pre-Marital Sex, Adolescents, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Sex Education, Teenagers, Parents News
Marianne Mollmann

A large proportion of parents in the United States are more afraid of their kids having sex than they are of their kids getting cancer.

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Is 7 the New 10? Why Do Some Girls Start Puberty So Early?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Early Onset of Puberty, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Teenagers, Puberty, Adolescent Girls, Adolescence, Early Puberty, Teens, Dr. Braunstein, Periods, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Puberty typically isn't a favorite memory for any of us. During that angst-ridden ride between childhood and adulthood, nearly everyone's best goal is simply to fit in. That's even tougher when you're only in second grade.

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Sex and the Single Teen: Internet Porn and Body Image

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 10.20.2012 | Parents
Read More: Internet Pornography, Photoshop, Girls, Beauty, Airbrushing, Porn, Sex, Pornography, Body Image, Adolescent Girls, Helen Gurley Brown, Adolescent Sex, Eating Disorders, Sex and the Single Girl, Parents News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Talk to them -- yes, both girls and boys -- about the enhanced images and videos that they will be exposed to. Tell them that pornography is like false advertising, the goal being to sell and market products, not necessarily to convey truth and honesty.

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Growing Up in Tennessee With Manic Street Preachers

Kayley Kravitz | Posted 10.08.2012 | Home
Read More: Manic Street Preachers, Middle School, Adolescence, Music, Adolescent Girls, Tennessee, Bullying, Home News
Kayley Kravitz

For many, middle school is a horrific experience. I was a scrawny kid with bad hair, bad skin and a big nose. My classmates teased me mercilessly. I found solace in music.

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Exercise Not As Beneficial For Black Girls As Whites, Study Says

Posted 06.05.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Obesity Crisis, Adolescent Girls, Bv-Life, Obesity Epidemic, Exercise, Obesity in America, Adolescents, Physical Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Physical Exercise, Obesity, Black Girls, Child Obesity, Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity, Black Voices News

While diet and exercise have long been considered the magic bullet in helping curb the obesity epidemic among adolescents, new research shows that the...

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The Rights of Adolescent Girls in the Real World: My Experience

Dora Alonzo Quijivix | Posted 05.07.2012 | Impact
Read More: National Children's Parliament Guatemala, Girl Up Campaign, Guatemala, Adolescent Girls, Adolescent Girl Activism, Guatemala Youth, Girl UP, Guatemala Children's Rights, Children's Rights, Women's Rights, Impact News
Dora Alonzo Quijivix

In order to protect the rights of girls and young women, we must find new ways of holding our government accountable to the wellbeing of children and adolescents in Guatemala.

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Life Lessons From the Radio

D. Yvette Shirey | Posted 02.08.2012 | Parents
Read More: Adolescents, Adolescent Girls, Parenting, Life Lessons, Parents News
D. Yvette Shirey

Before you pop in the CD or turn on your media players, stop and listen to the radio and talk with your kids. I learn a lot every day.

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How Not To Address Teen Pregnancy

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 07.17.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Adolescents, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Girls, Parenting, Sex Education, Adolescent Pregnancy, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

The United States has a long way to go to ensure access to age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education and modern contraception.

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International Women's Day: A Time to Focus on Adolescent Girls

Ann M. Veneman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Veneman, Adolescent Girls, Poverty, Gender Discrimination, Unicef, International Women's Day, Guatemala, Women and Girls, Ann Veneman, Women's Day, World News
Ann M. Veneman

Millions of adolescent girls live in poverty, experience gender discrimination, and are subject to abuse. The result is not only the suffering of girls themselves, but a continuing cycle of oppression and abuse.

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World Economic Forum: Progress Across Africa Depends on Girls

Maria Eitel | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Girls, Adolescent Girls, Global Economy, Africa, World Economic Forum, World News
Maria Eitel

I mentioned last week that girls would be front and center at the World Economic Forum on Africa's session entitled "The Girl Effect in Africa." By al...

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Staying Connected to Your Tween

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Adolescent Girls, Tweens, Connection to Kids, Active Listening, Adolescent Behavior, Texting, Adolescent Development, Healthy Living News
Donna Fish

Have you noticed your preteen spending more time away from you when what might feel like a minute ago they were asking you to stay longer at drop off?

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Uh, Yeah: Young Girls Who Feel Unpopular May Gain Weight

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Girls, Adolescent Girls Weight, Weight Gain, Healthy Living News

Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed...

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