The Girls Report
Subtitle: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female
Contributors: National Council for Research on Women S (Editor)
Publisher: National Council for Research on Women
Published: June 16, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9781880547243
Subjects: General; Economics; Education; Health; Sexuality; Violence; Family / Parenting / Childbirth
First sentence: ADOLESCENCE CAN BE both a rich and challenging time for girls as they confront new ideas, explore possibilities, and negotiate among the often conflicting expectations placed on them.
Description: Adolescence can be both a rich and challenging time for girls as they confront new ideas, explore life's possibilities. and navigate through the stormy seas of physical, social, and emotional changes. How are girls meeting these challenges? The research and policy studies reviewed and analyzed for this report provide a mixed picture of progress and continuing struggles. The Girls Report maps theoretical debates, counters popular myths with recent research findings, and highlights successful programs serving diverse populations. Chapters on education, health, violence, sexuality, and economic realties conclude with clear recommendations for action. The report also outlines specific actions that individuals and groups, including parents, teachers, policy makers and funders, can take to support girls. In The Girls Report, girls speak to their own situations and their own words suggest some solutions: "If I could tell adults anything that would make my life better, it would be to listen to young people and help them out.