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With the passage of Title IX legislation in the 1970s, women and girls have encountered fewer barriers to their participation in sports at all levels-community, high school, college, and professional. Some women have successfully lobbied to play traditionally male sports-such as football, ice hockey, and boxing. Women athletes still face discrimination and double-standards, and their teams and programs suffer from underfunding and lack of exposure....
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Girls and young women are bombarded with images of the ideal female, which vary greatly depending on the source. Unrealistic portrayals can wage war on the self-esteem. This book provides thoughtful, sensitive, and straightforward guidance on how to navigate toward a healthy and well-adjusted understanding of self-worth.
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Networks are comprised of people who want to support one another. In this sincere narrative, young women get a clear and practical resource for forming, building, and maintaining networks, whether in terms of finding a job, internship, gym, or Web designer. Readers learn about informal and formal networks, comfort and professional networks, and how to build, nurture, and share their networks. This straightforward volume provides young women with the...
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Females are faced with daily decisions concerning personal well-being and self-awareness that are not always under their control. Important issues include sexual health and reproductive rights. This book provides a comprehensive history of reproductive rights, objective advice for careful decision-making, and answers to tough questions that every girl and woman faces.
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Women account for 46 percent of today's American workforce, and nearly half of the new jobs created go to women. Despite these numbers, however, women still face inequality in terms of pay and opportunity. In addition to unequal treatment on the job, women are vulnerable to sexual harassment-ranging from jokes and snide remarks to unwanted sexual advances. Readers are given a look at the history of women and work, and the attitudes that society held...
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Support and inspiration are provided to teens interested in taking action on women's issues. The author reports on activists who have helped women's causes in amazing ways, and provides a wide variety of ideas and resources for teens wanting to make a difference. Chapters highlight a host of areas where help is needed, including fighting harmful media images of women, combating violence against women, improving women's health worldwide, and advancing...
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This title is an inspiring look at great female leaders of the past and present, and the qualities they have all shared. Further, readers will be enlightened by lessons of what makes someone a leader as well as how leadership styles differ between men and women. This book is indispensable for all young women looking to make their mark on the world.
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