(More Than) Grrrl Power! Girls Studies at UCF

Bullied Michigan Teen

I heard this on the radio yesterday so I looked it up this morning.  A Norwegian study found that there is a higher divorce rate for husbands and wives sharing housework.  The article does continue to elaborate that it is more likely that the higher rate is because of a change in values; sharing housework is one of those value changes.  I thought it was interesting.  At the end of this article, there is a slideshow that has some interesting divorce findings to read.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/divorce-rates-couples-who_n_1923623.html

People all over the world submitted videos asking the media to better represent women, girls and the true diversity of humanity. Add your voice: http://represent-us.org

http://www.self-esteem-nase.org/booster.php I felt this was appropriate because many pre-teen and adolescent lack self esteem.  If we can all learn to work on building self esteem then maybe we can pass it on.  I hope this site will raise estemm awareness.

Balpreet Kaur is a female student at Ohio State University and she is the president of the university's Sikh Student Association.  Due to hormone levels during her teenage years she has facial hair and is often rediculed and questioned of her sex. She recently had a picture taken without her knowledge which was posted online and cyber bullying surrounded this image.  Instead of taking offense to remarks she explains that her body, just the way it is, is a perfect gift and her religion does not allow for anything to be altered or for her hair to be cut.  She explains that her attitude and her actions have more value than her appearance.  Her role is to serve and that is possible in any physical form.  She is a role model for girls and women.  We ARE perfect just the way we are and Balpreet is a reminder of this.  http://shine.yahoo.com/women-who-shine/sikh-woman-balpreet-kaur-turns-cyber-bullying-incident-203500244.html ...

This is SO GOOD. Can you believe she is 15? So articulate! Tavi Gevinson--Fashion Blogger and Feminist "Teenage girls can build positive self-image through creating their own media. Fifteen-year-old Editor-in-Chief, Tavi Gevinson, explains how her site Rookiemag.com  helps young girls find role models in their peers.  At age 11, Tavi Gevinson shocked the fashion world when her blog,  Style Rookie , became one of the most popular online style guides. A mere four years later, she is a notable and strong voice in the fashion industry. Tavi is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of  Rookiemag.com , an online publication aimed at teenagers tackling the political and cultural issues of the day." [ description from the website]

Okay so we all know about the insecurities that young girls and women have today. "I'm so fat", "My nose is to big, or small", "I need a bigger or smaller a**," and this list goes on. Personally I believe that the media has A LOT to do with the objectification of the female body and the insecurity that we have as women. Check this link out and tell me what you think!!! http://youtu.be/DvdSBXgB9B0

ABC news posted a news article about a paddling incident in Fort Worth, Texas.  First, I thought paddling was a thing of the past.  The main issue of this story is that a male vice principal, with the observation of a male police officer, paddled a female high school student.  The school policy dictates that the paddling be done by the same sex.  Not to sound sexist but males are traditionally harder hitters than females and females will usually hurt more from this type of strike.  Also, how did this girl feel having to do this while having two male authority figures there for intimidation.  As a parent, I would probably attempt to pursue legal action for sexual harassment or even sexual assault.  Any opinions? http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/texas-school-wants-easier-spank-140324070--abc-news-topstories.html