Monthly Archives: November 2010

Does this mini-skirt make me look stupid?: Sexualized media and Female Achievement

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

I read this article from the Daily Mail in the UK with interest. In a recent speech, the president of a women’s college in the UK said that young women today are less confident in their intellectual abilities than they … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Not so Secret

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

So, I went to the local mall to buy a birthday present with my six-year-old daughter. And, somehow, we ended up exposed to soft core pornography! No, not just somehow, I know how it happened. What happened is we walked … Continue reading →

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What do you crave?

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

  I spent the past week-end with 600 girls and their women sponsors talking about how to crave things that are higher, how to seek a calling that is greater, to be all that you were meant to be. And … Continue reading →

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Material Girl or World Changer?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

Melissa Wardy recently posted this link on her Pigtail Pals site. The article is focused on the way that products are now heavily marketed to “tween” girls. That means ages 8-12. Madonna and her daughter have come out with a new … Continue reading →

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Disney Star to Temptress

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

My friend Caron recently sent me this slide show from the New York Times. It shows pictures of young girls who were originally child stars promoted in Disney TV shows or movies. These girls all trace a predictable route from … Continue reading →

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Sexuality and the Whole Person

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

I was recently talking with a group of college students, and I asked them, “If you could tell parents anything about what kids need to know about sexuality, what would it be?” What they said was interesting. In a nutshell, … Continue reading →

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