Teenage Girls

What's Stopping Teenage Girls From Riding Bikes?

guardian.co.uk | Sarah Phillips | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


Teenage girls don't ride bikes [...] On average, boys cycle 138 miles a year and girls only 24 miles....

You Don't Have to Be Barbie: Girls and Media Literacy

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Dr. Logan Levkoff

In the last year, I joined the Board of Directors of Women's Expressive Theatre and Risk Takers. How could I not get involved? I have a daughter and I want her to know that she is unstoppable.

The Messy Reality of High School Hazing

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Rosalind Wiseman

Why do we take as a given that membership in a group should depend on being broken, demeaned and humiliated?

Unleashing My Inner Rock Star at Ladies Rock Camp

Suzanne Grossman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment


Suzanne Grossman

Anytime I put myself into a new creative environment, the voices start appearing. You know the ones I'm talking about. They say you're not good enough, not creative enough, not talented, fun or smart enough

ABCs of the Birds and the Bees

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Her son was essentially friendless for the first few months of middle school because he wasn't texting and was therefore, out of the mix.

Fun for the Whole Family: Girls Can Now Expect Longer Puberty

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

The average age of breast development in European girls has dropped one year, from 10.8 to 9.8 years.

The "I'm Right, You're Wrong" Dynamic

Jane Shure | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Jane Shure

Remember -- just because someone says they are right, doesn't mean that they are -- and the corollary also follows that just because someone says you are wrong, doesn't mean that you are.

"No One Ever Died of a Big Butt!"

Donna Fish | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


Donna Fish

Despite the fact that men and women seem to struggle with weight in fairly equal numbers as adults, women do tend to put weight on in their butts, vs. their stomachs.

RED the Book: How to Turn Teenage All-About-Me-ism into Altruism

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Amy Goldwasser

Obama's call to service for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was two weeks ago today. But to my generation, I'm afraid it may as well have been issued by Abe Lincoln. It's already history.

Feeling Normal?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style


Jayne Lyn Stahl

I grew up in a place, Bayside, New York; a place where, when I mentioned Nietzsche, the woman who lived above me asked, "if you take Penicillin, will it cure that?"

Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

MTV Decides Not to Release New Show Model Maker

Darryl Roberts | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment


Darryl Roberts

The proposed MTV show, Model Maker aimed to take 15 young women and turn them into high fashion models by forcing them to lose weight. Sounds disturbing, doesn't it?

Mean Girls And Lolitas Are Bad For Business

Tina Wells | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment


Tina Wells

Every time I read something about the latest Lolita scandal in Hollywood I wonder: "What the heck are they thinking?" No, not the Vanessa Hudgenses and Miley Cyruses of this world -- I mean the adults who run their lives.