Supergirls speak out
Subtitle: the secret dilemma of overachieving girls
By: Liz Funk.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781416562634
Subjects: Young women -- Psychology; Success; Sex role
Table of contents: title: The supergirl manifesto : since when is being "super" a bad thing?; title: I'm so old! : supergirls achieve early, but it's never enough; title: I'm really not that smart : supergirls succeed in college by working twice as hard as anyone else; title: It's no big deal? : supergirls make it all look effortless even when it's not; title: Do you like my hair? : supergirls are hot at a cost; title: I'm not hungry, really! : supergirls are skinny by any means necessary; title: She's such a bitch! : supergirls can be competitive even with our best friends; title: So, do you have a boyfriend? : supergirls should be sexy and always have a guy; title: My mom's my best friend : supergirls make our parents proud at any cost; title: I'm as good as any guy : supergirls believe we're equal to men so why are we afraid of the f-word? (hint: it's feminism!); title: So what should we do about it? : finding the good in the supergirl phenomenon.