http://dir.salon.com/topics/girls/?source=rss&aim=girls en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/save_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/save_men/index.html?source=rss Boys need rescuing from hypersexualized pubescent girls? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/24/quebec/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/24/quebec/index.html?source=rss A report argues that the media is hypersexualizing adolescents, leading to an "ideology of seduction." Sarah Hepola Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/23/high_heels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/23/high_heels/index.html?source=rss Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually -- high heels for newborns. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss Now companies sell padded bras to 6-year-olds. Isn't it time to stop marketing grown-up sexuality to little kids? Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/brain_exercise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/brain_exercise/index.html?source=rss A new study from the CDC suggests that physical education can boost test scores. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/quote/index.html?source=rss Can a freer vision of girlhood survive without reimagining boyhood? By Carol Lloyd Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/martial_arts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/17/martial_arts/index.html?source=rss India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here? Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/knockouts_salon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/knockouts_salon/index.html?source=rss Knockouts salon offers men sports, women ... and paraffin hand treatments. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/02/girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/02/girls/index.html?source=rss Will a new guide to wholesome girlhood fun speak to today's tweens? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/05/gaming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/05/gaming/index.html?source=rss Hours of video game play improves women's spatial abilties, says a new study. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/27/back_to_school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/27/back_to_school/index.html?source=rss Back-to-school shopping is in full swing -- so is selling sex to preteens. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/camp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/camp/index.html?source=rss A 9-year-old girl is banned from a boys-only day camp and offered a spa trip instead. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/young_models/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/15/young_models/index.html?source=rss Forget the scary-skinny debate -- the new question is whether it's appropriate for girls to strut at all. Carol Lloyd Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/19/talking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/19/talking/index.html?source=rss Study says that talking things through causes girls greater anxiety and sadness. Page Rockwell Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/02/fertility/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/02/fertility/index.html?source=rss Doctors have artificially matured egg cells harvested from prepubescent girls. Great advance for cancer patients, or ethical nightmare in the making? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/12/barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/12/barbie/index.html?source=rss Barbie cosmetics are coming soon to a playground near you. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/06/virtual_dolls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/06/virtual_dolls/index.html?source=rss Girls are tossing their Barbie dolls aside, in favor of dressing up virtual dolls. Page Rockwell Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/02/girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/02/girls/index.html?source=rss A lengthy weekend feature looks at the challenges of girlhood through the eyes of a few affluent teens. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/nigeria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/nigeria/index.html?source=rss Nigerian schoolgirls pressured for sex. Carol Lloyd Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/15/obesity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/15/obesity/index.html?source=rss Study says obesity could catapult your daughter into early rebellion. Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/12/cats_and_gender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/12/cats_and_gender/index.html?source=rss A parasite found in cat feces could affect your baby's gender. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/12/hot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/12/hot/index.html?source=rss Students hope potential employers will overlook participation in online "beauty" contests. Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/27/mattel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/27/mattel/index.html?source=rss In a new Mattel game, girls race candy-colored cars to the mall. Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/20/tea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/20/tea/index.html?source=rss A Hartford, Conn., pageant program teaches young women to succeed in business by hosting tea parties. Catherine Price Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/20/sexualization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/20/sexualization/index.html?source=rss The American Psychological Association says pop products like the Pussycat Dolls harm girls' development.