Tag Archives: women and power

Sexualization of Girls: Why talk about STEM?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

I’ve been talking a lot about promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields lately. Some of you may be wondering how that is related to fighting against the sexualization of children. These two concepts are closely related, because while … Continue reading →

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Dove Real Beauty: Do you really see yourself?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

This video series by Dove asks women to describe the way they look to a sketch artist. Another person also describes the same woman, and then the two sketches are hung side by side. What is notable about seeing the … Continue reading →

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Positive Pick: Smart Girls at the Party

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Do you know about Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party? If you have teen or tween girls or you are a teen or tween girl, you will love this website and the episodes connected to it. Their motto is … Continue reading →

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Great Media Critique in @Feminist Frequency Damsel in Distress: Part 1

This video by Feminist Frequency explores the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. Anita Sarkeesian’s Feminist Frequency videos are some of my very favorite examples of media critique. What I love about Anita’s work is that she clearly enjoys … Continue reading →

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Enlightened Sexism: Why power through sexuality is bad for girls and women

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Girls are getting some very contradictory messages about where their value lies and what they can do to gain power. We say, “You can do it all” and media and marketers add, “As long as you’re sexy while doing it!” Continue reading →

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Girls and Agency: You are more than how you look

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

“This subject is old but I have never answered it in its entirety. And even with this post it will remain incomplete. The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is … Continue reading →

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The power of words: Don’t call her b@!$%!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

My 6th grade daughter recently asked me what I thought of girls and women calling each other the “b-word.” She had heard some girls at school calling each other that when they passed in the halls, and she wondered why … Continue reading →

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A Very Sexy Halloween to You

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Halloween has become a very sexy holiday. The costumes have become reminiscent of the adult entertainment industry, promoting girls and women as sexual objects. Let me tell you a few stories. A friend of mine took her high school aged … Continue reading →

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See It and Be It: Exploring the World with a Conservation Scientist!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

I met Heather Reed through my Facebook Page, Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker’s Operation Transformation. I often talk about women and girls and the fields of science, engineering, technology, and math. What I’ve loved about getting to know Heather is that she … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Reflections on Aging as a Woman

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

I took my two older daughters to see Snow White and the Huntsman last week. We had all loved the re-invisioned Alice in Wonderland by this team, so we thought we would like seeing Snow White transformed into a warrior princess. … Continue reading →

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