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 "A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." ~ Grace Murray Hopper For Parents and Teachers, Important Adults: Tips to Support Girls' Rights Through Listening & Talking - Tell a girl you'll assist her efforts in leadership by offering to help raise funds, driving her to and from meetings, and pitching in on letter-writing campaigns.
- Ask a girl what she finds interesting and troubling in the magazines she reads.
- Tell a girl she should gather as much information as she can from many reliable sources before she makes an important decision.
- Tell a girl it is never her responsibility to make other people feel happy, loved, or secure, and that saying no is always an option.
- Tell a girl about the mistakes you've made and what you wish you had done differently.
- Ask a girl about her favorite television shows — what roles does she see girls and boys/women and men play? What roles would she like them to play or are missing?
......................................................................................................... "Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood." ~ Gloria Steinem ............................................................................................................. Recommended Books for Girls fromCatherine Dee, deebest.com, website on empowering girls...) - Choices, by Mindy Bingham, Kathleen Peters, Barbara Green
- Bodypride, by Cynthia Stamper Graff, Janet Eastman, Mark C. Smith, Mark G. Smith
- Respect, by Courtney Macavinta, Andrea Vander Pluym
- Cool Women, by Pamela Nelson, Dawn Chipman, and Mari Florence
- Gutsy Girls, by Tina Schwager, Michelle Schueger, Elizabeth Verdick
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass." ~ Maya Angelou |
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