Girlfighting: Betrayal, Teasing and Rejection Among
Girls
Girls will be girls?
Aggression,
Sexuality, and Body Image
October
5th 2002
Mission Statement
What's
going on with girls?
Are they becoming
too aggressive, too sexual, too mean, too much? Are they dressing
too provocatively, bullying and fighting too often, living
too dangerously? This conference brings together nationally
known researchers on girls' psychological development, health,
and education to consider these questions and others. Listening
to girls from childhood through adolescence, these six specialists
will give us the story from the girls' point of view and help
us to distinguish hype from reality. During the day, we'll
move beyond theory to think about the ways we can help girls
respond
to narrow cultural messages about body, sexuality, desire,
anger and aggression. Together we'll discuss ways to create
safe spaces for girls to critique media images and myths,
to work toward solidarity with other girls, and to live healthier lives.
Lyn Mikel Brown
Sharon
Lamb
Mary
Madden
Deb
Tolman
Janie
Ward
Catherine
Steiner-Adair
For
More Information,
contact
the UMaine Women's Resource Center:
581-1508
Email: wrc@umit.maine.edu
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