Girls
Media
Portrayal of Women and Girls
Part of the Media Awareness Network site from Canada. To search for lesson plans
on gender portrayal, visit the Lesson Library section ( http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/index.cfm )
and use the drop-down menu to find "gender portrayal."
Cybergrrl
A useful, comic, and very practical listing of information on issues
of concern to girls. Includes a search engine.
A Girl's World
Launched in June of 1996, A Girl's World Online Clubhouse has among
several goals: To encourage and empower 7-17 year old girls to become
active contributors, not passive consumers of media and the Internet.
Amelia
Bloomer Project
Part of the Feminist Task Force, American Library Association,
compiles annual lists of recommended feminist books for youth (since
2002).
The
Girl Child and Gender Inequality
A newsletter issue from October 2002 on the UNICEF
Voices of Youth site
Girl's Health
National public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Dept.
of Health and Human Services to encourage and empower 9- to 14- year
old girls. Site includes games, a diary, sports links, and a section
for adults who care about girls.
MySistahs.org
This companion site to youthshakers.org offers information and
advice specifically for young women of color, including African-American,
Latina, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American girls.
Girls incorporated
A "national youth organization dedicated to helping every girl
become strong, smart and bold."
Trends
in Educational Equity of Girls & Women (2004)
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