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Girls and Self Esteem

The Great Irrelevant Princess Debate

Jenn Horton | Posted 12.31.2012 | Parents
Read More: Girls and Self-Esteem, Feminism and Moms, Halloween Costumes, Princess Culture, Parenting Girls, Kids Gender Roles, Disney Princesses, Princess Costume, Halloween 2012, Costumes for Girls, Parents-Moms, Raising Girls, Parents News
Jenn Horton

This year, my 4 ½ year old daughter Zoe wanted to be a princess for Halloween. Nothing wrong with that... or is there?

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Be You

Abbie Rumbach | Posted 12.09.2012 | Parents
Read More: Parenting, Teaching, Moms, Encouragement, Children, Back to School, Girls and Self-Esteem, Motherhood, Self-Esteem, Parents News
Abbie Rumbach

Last year, my daughter was apprehensive about starting kindergarten, and by apprehensive I mean she spent hours and hours sobbing. My efforts to console and calm her were met with no success, so I decided I'd have to bribe her by buying a nice little back-to-school gift.

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Porn-Addled Teenage Boys Do Rule The World

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.01.2012 | Women
Read More: Misogyny, Soccer Dads, Media and Gender, Women's Rights, Soccer Moms, Gender Bias, Men and Power, Barbie, Power of Pornography, Gender Bias in Media, Gender and Media, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Teenage Boys, Miss Representation, Girls and Self-Esteem, Teenage Girls, Fear of a Female Planet, Feminism, Teenagers, Gender, Pornography, Gender Bias in Toys, Human Rights, Sexism, Women and Politics, Girls and Depression, Women and Power, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

So what if we don't have a female head of state for the next 500 years. Go get a facial. You'll feel better. Develop a hobby. I hear recreational pole dancing is really fun.

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