(More Than) Grrrl Power! Girls Studies at UCF

VIRGINS WANTED.COM http://www.examiner.com/article/virgin-auction-brazilian-student-s-virginity-sells-for-780-000?CID=obnetwork AND WE WONDER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD. ISN'T THERE ENOUGH EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN OUT THERE. THE WORLD HAS GONE INSANE.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/catarina-migliorini-virginity-auction_n_2018957.html

"Malala doesn't just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender ."   click on image to read more

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Eating Disorders Disguised! There is an online community out there that is pro-eating disorders and these websites prey on young teenage girls in promoting these disorders. They share tips on how to become skinny (Anorexic) or how to make yourself sick (Bulimia). Sometimes they use code words such as Pro-Ana or Pro-Mia. They also use words such as Thinspo and Thinspiration. The usage of media and the posting of extremely skinny models or real people with these disorders help to create insecurity amongst the visitors to their sites. These photos are supposed to help the girl feel too bad about her to not want to eat and aspire to be like these photos. These websites are extremely dangerous to the well-being of anyone who participates in this. These websites continue to promote its message of thinness and perpetuate the ideology of the patriarchy. These girls are feeding into the man’s media version of what they are supposed to look like for the ultimate pleasure of men. What these girl...

photo linked from www.themarysue.com  As Catherine Wong points out in the video for her project, millions of people worldwide don't have access to life saving medical care. Specifically, Wong set about to make a bluetooth enabled EKG device that would enable doctors to remotely access the results. Many of the world's people have access to cell phones, but not internet, computers, local physicians or standard EKG tests - which are costly. This device eliminates those barriers to care while being much less expensive. from The Mary Sue

Human Barbie Valeria Lukyanova    Valeria Lukyanova has been dubbed the human Barbie.  She has undergone several cosmetic surgeries to obtain her current doll-like appearance but claims that her inner self is more important.   Barbies figure used to be completely unattainable, but now with the option to transform into anything, will  this become a trend? http://shine.yahoo.com/beauty/human-barbie-valeria-lukyanova-opens-up-to-v-magazine.html

In this article  Matthew Johnson  discusses the marketing of princess attire for young girls and the influence Disney has on girl culture.  Gender roles and choices continue to narrow by "media play".  Johnson suggests that while parents may not be able to entirely skip the princess phase, they should be available to discuss images and events that are seen in the media with their children.     http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/1012/little_princess_syndrome.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpI3kB4NnQ This article is about the recent domestic violence occurrences which have been in Orlando. Orlando Magic attempted to raise funds and awareness towards resistance of domestic violence. Orlando has responded to the people by incorporating a law to enforce an ankle bracelet on domestic offenders. If a woman would like to get an injunction on a man or their partner they are able to do this without worry of repercussion. This tracker is a GPS locator which let the police know if they are breaking the vicinities of the contract.