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Title IX at 40

As Title IX changed the sports fields, the classrooms changed, too. Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 3:54 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Girls, sports, math and girls, STEM, Title nine, Title IX

Less Outdoor Playtime for Preschool Girls

A new study finds only about half of all parents take their preschoolers outside to play daily, and parents of girls take them out even less often. Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2012 12:16 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Research, preschool, Girls, Play, childhood obesity, outdoor play

Mothers Talk Less to Young Daughters About Math

New research shows that American parents - especially mothers - talk about numbers much more often with their sons than with their daughters. Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2012 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, math, Research, Girls, women in science, math and girls

Does Heavy Media Use Make Girls Less Happy?

A Web survey finds that the more time 8- to 12-year-old girls say they spend online, the less happy they say they are. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2012 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Technology, social media, Girls, Facebook, tweens

Lego Goes After Girls

Did you buy your girls' gifts from the pink aisle this holiday? Lego has great new kits geared for girls, but you'll have to wait until January to get them. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2011 8:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, Girls, toys, gifts, holiday, Lego

Sexy Costumes for Little Girls Aren't Cute

A kindergartner may not understand that her pirate outfit is "hot" - but that doesn't mean it's harmless. Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 8:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Halloween, Girls, Peggy Orenstein, sexuality

Dealing With Sexy-Dancing 7-Year-Olds

In the New York Times Magazine this weekend, my colleague Peggy Ornstein looks at the latest example of girls "play-acting at sexy." Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2010 12:27 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Girls

Boycotting Pink Toys for Girls

Has pink invaded your daughters' lives? Do you hate it? Indulge it? Perhaps a little of both? Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2009 1:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, gender, Girls, pink, toys

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