There are many ways to be the odd girl out. Your pain can brief or lasting, visible to all or none, with… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
When I did the original research for 'Odd Girl Out,' I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Sometimes true girl power means accepting that we are actually vulnerable and even powerless - then figuring out how to adapt and… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
In the age of girl power, we're loath to send a message of surrender to our girls. To the contrary: we've doubled… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
For the self-conscious or insecure girl, technology can become a crippling addiction, an insatiable hunger not just for connection but the elusive… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
As girls grow up and download what it means to be a culturally acceptable 'good girl,' they learn to please others at… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
A girl's social networking profile is a persona she constructs, a photoshopped billboard on the information superhighway. It also offers a salve… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Social media forces girls to bear witness to painful realities of relationship that were previously hidden from view. It is a new… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
These days, the selfie and its main outlet, Instagram, generally come in for much adult loathing. But consider this: The selfie is… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts to genuine friendship. Relationships are built over time. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
From childhood to adolescence, girls face mixed messages about displaying power and authority. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
The Internet foments outrageous behavior in part because it is a 'gray area' for social interactions. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
When I went to prom in the early 1990s, I seesawed between my wish to get asked by the right guy and ride in… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay for a while, and give us a deeper understanding of what is… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
My experience is that aggression is a universal trait in human beings - girls feel it in any sort of environment, same-sex or co-ed. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
In the age of girl power, we're loath to send a message of surrender to our girls. To the contrary: we've doubled down on… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
You might be thinking that some people are just naturally good at speaking up, and others just aren't - game over. Not true. Speaking… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home. What happens… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had. I was… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
A girl's social networking profile is a persona she constructs, a photoshopped billboard on the information superhighway. It also offers a salve for the… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
You don't learn how to say 'hey, I have a problem,' but you also don't learn how to hear it. There's a total breakdown… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share
![“These days, the selfie and its main outlet, Instagram, generally come in for much adult loathing. But consider this: The selfie is a tiny pulse of girl pride—a shout-out to the self. … The selfie suggests something in picture form—I think I look [beautiful] [happy] [funny] [sexy]. Do you?—that a…” quote by Rachel Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/544/rachel-simmons-4183_adults_these-days-the-selfie-and-its-main-outle_1407021.jpg)
