sexism

Examines sexual harassment in school and the workplace and discusses ways to become involved locally and nationally to stop its occurrence.

Presents tools and guidance for adolescent and teenage girls on self-esteem, body image, safety and sexual harassment, and gender bias issues such as being given more housework than one's brother and having little confidence with math and science.

Twelve-year-old House Jackson, team captain and star pitcher of the Aurora County All-Stars, is finally ready to play again after being sidelined for a year with a broken elbow, but a standoff ensues when the team's big game is scheduled for the same day as Aurora County's two-hundredth anniversary pageant--an event directed by the very girl who caused Jackson's injury.

Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.

Jill opposes her high school's Lovely Legs Competition and decides to make a statement about sexism by giving up shaving her legs before entering the contest.

Examines sex-oriented discrimination at work, in the media, at school, and at play, and provides tips on how to deal with it.

Discusses sexual harassment, gender bias in schools and in the workplace, laws against discrimination, the varying views of men and women on this issue, and ways victims can find support.

Examines three major aspects of gender: behavior, appearance, and science and argues that the traditional roles assigned to males and females by society are not necessarily indicative of their sexuality.

Discusses the origins of unequal treatment of women, the history of the women's rights movement, and current issues facing women in the home, the workplace, and the justice system.

Discusses sexism in the military and how to deal with it.