sexism

Examines views about women and their roles in marriage, religion, education, sexual relationships, and the workplace, as well as discussing their legal and economic status.

Examines how schools at every level fail girls and offers a solution to what must be done to serve children better.

Analyzes the subliminal, sexist meanings of hundreds of words, phrases, and sentences and provides suggestions for nonsexist word substitutions and specific examples of rewriting.

Sixteen-year-old Kayla, a ballet dancer with very large breasts, and her sister Paterson, an artist, are both helped and hindered by classmates as they confront sexism, conformity, and censorship at their high school for the arts while still managing to maintain their sense of humor.

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.