A Very Sexy Halloween to You
Halloween has become a very sexy holiday. The costumes are reminiscent of the adult entertainment industry, promoting girls and women as sexual objects. Let me tell you a few stories … Continue reading
Fear of Fat: Preschool Girls and the Thin Ideal
In a study published in 2010, Dr. Jennifer Harriger, a colleague at Pepperdine University, looked at how much girls aged 3-5 had internalized the thin ideal (the idea that beauty … Continue reading
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Reflections on Aging as a Woman
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 … Continue reading
The World that has been pulled over your eyes: Children and Gender Stereotypes
In the movie The Matrix, Morpheus describes the Matrix to Neo by saying: (The Matrix) is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you to the … Continue reading
I’m dreaming of a non pink and blue Christmas
I posted a shorter version of this article last year around this time. But, given the recent news of Lego’s “girl line,” I thought it was important to come back … Continue reading
Middle School Girl Says: There’s More to Us Than Meets the Eye
I recently shared the story about the “Too pretty to do homework” shirt with my daughters. That evening, my 12-year-old got online and read the article in Shine and on … Continue reading
Dr. Jennifer W. Shewmaker 