sex differences

"Every day, in dance studios all across America, millions of little girls line up at the barre and take ballet class. Ballet is for girls what football is for boys; while few go on to professional careers, their time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, the value of their bodies and minds, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal takes readers into the exclusive and complicated world of ballet, from the suburban studios where young dancers learn the artform, to the elite summer training programs, to ballet's professional world. She shares the love of ballet that so many dancers feel while also grappling with its shortcomings: the power and tyranny of male choreographers, the impossible standards of beauty, and the racism that pervades ballet. Drawing on interviews with over 80 dancers, students, teachers, and health care professionals, Turning Pointe offers an unprecedented window into the joys and pain of ballet. As Angyal makes clear, if ballet is going to survive in the twenty-first century, if it is going to chart a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential"--.

In 1973 two of the world's most famous tennis stars took part in what became known as the "Battle of the Sexes." Bobby Riggs embraced the idea that men were superior to women in every way and claimed that he would defeat any woman on the tennis court. Meanwhile, Billie Jean King was determined to beat him. She knew she could win and prove that women were as just good as men. Readers will get a courtside seat and watch as Billie Jean King proves that women and girls everywhere deserve respect and equality at one of the most important moments in sports history.

Explains how to structure a young adult library to attract male teens, discussing fiction and nonfiction, teen advisory boards, design and display, programs, and other related topics.

The authors offer advice to women on how to tell whether or not to pursue a relationship and provides tips on recognizing the signs such as not calling or dating someone else.

Studies the gender dynamics of youth sports.

The author examines the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs while focusing on the prejudice within American culture, and discusses the women's rights movement and Title IX as well as the evolution of women's sports since the 1970s.

The authors offer advice to women on how to tell whether or not to pursue a relationship and provides tips on recognizing the signs such as not calling or dating someone else.