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This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > I have noticed a spate of articles in the media of late on 'mean girls'; commentators have been quick to highlight, and to almost revel, in tales of adolescent girls who bully others. I work face to face with hundreds of teenage girls from right across Australia and New Zealand each week. What do I see? Is...
I was really interested in the findings of a recent study conducted by Janet Hyde, a University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Psychology, and Janet Mertz, a UW-Madison Professor of Oncology, on girls and mathematics. They analysed studies from around the world on mathematics performance along with gender inequality as measured by the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index....
This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > Like the rest of the world, I was sickened by the death earlier this year of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young woman shot in the protests that followed the dubious election result in Iran. The 26-year-old university student was with her singing teacher at the time of her death. In Iran, women are forbidden to sing publicly, so already...
This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > Many girls I work with tell me they are stressed - really stressed. They feel exhausted and overwhelmed. They have headaches, trouble sleeping, chronically tight muscles, fatigue and lack of appetite or weight gain, which are recognised signs of stress. Why do our young women feel such debilitating pressure? I...
Most dolls for little girls are nowadays designed to represent teenage girls or women. One exception is Mattel’s My Scene, Growing Up Glam doll, which depicts a tween, a girl aged 8–12 years. She is dressed in lacy stockings, short skirt, diamanté belt and midriff top. Her accessories? A teddy bear and schoolbooks. Twist the screw on her back – oh, how symbolic! –her...
Dannielle Miller is a major innovator and expert in the field of education and student welfare. She was responsible for the curriculum, staffing and quality of learning of the English faculty of a dual campus high school. As Students at Risk Coordinator for high schools in Western Sydney, she advised the Federal Government on funding for support programs for students at risk of dropping out. The...
