Sexism & sensibility : raising empowered, resilient girls in the modern world / Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD.
"An invaluable guide to understanding and dismantling sexism for parents trying to raise confident and powerful girls in a culture that often demeans them. We live in a world of mixed messages for women: You can be anything you want to be, but don't expect to be paid equally for it. It's what's inside that counts, but be sure to wax, bleach, and slim down what's outside first. Most parents find it easier to tell girls how strong and equal they are than to talk about how the world can be particularly difficult or scary for them. But when we don't address the challenging or disturbing experiences most girls endure, we contribute to the problem. Jo-Ann Finkelstein, a Harvard-educated psychologist who has worked with girls of all ages for two decades, unpacks the universal experiences that girls live with and helps parents safeguard and fine-tune their daughters' natural "sexism detectors." An urgently needed resource for proactive parenting, Sexism and Sensibility is an essential tool to help girls make sense of how they will likely be treated in the world before that treatment erodes their self-esteem"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593581162
- ISBN: 0593581164
- ISBN: 9780593581179
- ISBN: 0593581172
- Physical Description: xix, 308 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harmony, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-294) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: The path we put her on. Egalitarian relationships, equal parenting: interrupting the generational transmission of sexism -- Reconsidering her life script: challenging tradition -- Stereotypes and the gender binary: reimagining gener -- Part II: The cultural forces we're up against. Beauty is the beast: arming girls for battle -- Plugged in: making friends with mass and social media -- Part III: Potential, lost and found. From unentitled to healthy entitlement: finding her voice -- Discovering all geniuses born girls: parenting girls to reach their potential -- The slippery slope from gender bias and sexism to sexual harrassment and assault -- Part IV: Guiding her through sex and sexuality. Deconstructing the world of girls' sexuality -- Giving the gift of bodily autonomy: from consent to crop tops -- Sex and pizza: the power of comprehensive sex education -- Girls together: joining forces, redirecting anger -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
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