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Exercise: It's good for kids' brains
A new study from the CDC suggests that physical education can boost test scores.
Catherine Price Mar 5, 2008
Quote of the day
Can a freer vision of girlhood survive without reimagining boyhood?
Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 11, 2008
Learning how to fight back
India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here?
By Carol Lloyd Jan 17, 2008
The Hooters of haircutting
Knockouts salon offers men sports, women ... and paraffin hand treatments.
Catherine Price Dec 4, 2007
The Daringly Irrelevant Book for Girls?
Will a new guide to wholesome girlhood fun speak to today's tweens?
Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 2, 2007
Gaming makes women smarter?
Hours of video game play improves women's spatial abilties, says a new study.
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 5, 2007
Buh-bye girlhood, hello trampy 'tweendom!
Back-to-school shopping is in full swing -- so is selling sex to preteens.
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 27, 2007
Fishing for boys, pedicures for girls
A 9-year-old girl is banned from a boys-only day camp and offered a spa trip instead.
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 15, 2007
Too young to be a supermodel?
Forget the scary-skinny debate -- the new question is whether it's appropriate for girls to strut at all.
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 15, 2007
Does "problem talk" depress girls?
Study says that talking things through causes girls greater anxiety and sadness.
Carol Lloyd Jul 19, 2007
Attack of the 5-year-old moms!
Doctors have artificially matured egg cells harvested from prepubescent girls. Great advance for cancer patients, or ethical nightmare in the making?
Page Rockwell Jul 2, 2007
Sexing up grade school
Barbie cosmetics are coming soon to a playground near you.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jun 12, 2007
Is that laptop eating your daughter's brain?
Girls are tossing their Barbie dolls aside, in favor of dressing up virtual dolls.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jun 6, 2007
Girls of the Times
A lengthy weekend feature looks at the challenges of girlhood through the eyes of a few affluent teens.
Page Rockwell Apr 2, 2007
Sixth grade final exam: Sleeping with teacher?
Nigerian schoolgirls pressured for sex.
Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 26, 2007
Chubby child, future hoochie mama?
Study says obesity could catapult your daughter into early rebellion.
Carol Lloyd Mar 15, 2007
Want a boy? Change the kitty litter
A parasite found in cat feces could affect your baby's gender.
Catherine Price Mar 12, 2007
Would you put that on your résumé?
Students hope potential employers will overlook participation in online "beauty" contests.
Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 12, 2007
Girls, start your engines
In a new Mattel game, girls race candy-colored cars to the mall.
Catherine Price Feb 27, 2007
Let them drink tea
A Hartford, Conn., pageant program teaches young women to succeed in business by hosting tea parties.
Catherine Price Feb 20, 2007
Sexualizing girls
The American Psychological Association says pop products like the Pussycat Dolls harm girls' development.
Catherine Price Feb 20, 2007
Never too good nor too thin
A Girls Inc. survey finds girls stressing over looks, weight, sex and achievements.
Page Rockwell Oct 30, 2006
Turning back the clock on single-sex education
The Department of Education retools Title IX, allowing more same-sex ed.
Marisa Meltzer Oct 25, 2006
Math gap mythologies
A study finds that students' belief in their own abilities seriously skews their scores.
Carol Lloyd Oct 19, 2006
Witch hunting in Japan
A disturbing new video game lets users figure out whether a woman is a witch -- by lifting up her skirt.
Catherine Price Oct 11, 2006
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