http://dir.salon.com/topics/girls/?source=rss&aim=girls en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Joy Press Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/28/shelf_discovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/07/28/shelf_discovery/index.html?source=rss From "Harriet the Spy" to "A Wrinkle in Time," girl-centric novels of the past come to life in "Shelf Discovery" By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/16/purity_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/16/purity_myth/index.html?source=rss Why is our culture so obsessed with girls' chastity? Author Jessica Valenti talks about how purity balls and "barely legal" porn both feed the same idea: That a woman's worth is between her legs. By Katherine Ozment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/05/katherine_ozment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/05/katherine_ozment/index.html?source=rss One minute I'm cleaning up Legos with my 3-year-old daughter. The next minute I'm conducting an impromptu anatomy lesson and desperately hoping not to flub it. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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." By Sarah Hepola Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 Catherine Price Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? By Catherine Price Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Page Rockwell Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Page Rockwell Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Catherine Price Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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.