“The culture is littered with female body parts, with clothes and posturing that purportedly express sexual confidence. But who cares how “proud” you are of your body’s appearance if you don’t enjoy its responses?” — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
A lot of what happens in consensual encounters and in the way we talk to both girls and boys about sex creates a medium… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
Parents tend to name all of baby boys' body parts, but with girls they go from belly button to knees with this void in… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
Mothers are doing a better job talking about risk, danger, reproduction, consent, unwanted pregnancy. We're not talking about how to balance the risks and… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
There is only one princess in the Disney tales, one girl who gets to be exalted. Princesses may confide in a sympathetic mouse or… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
Saying "yes" [to sexual activity] is a pretty low baseline for sexual experience and I wanted to write about what was happening to girls… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
All girls over age 14 remove pubic hair. The only touching is to remove hair. That's grim. — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
But it is Bella, not the supernaturals she falls in with, who is the true horror show here, at least as a female role… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
Sex-ed courses look at girl's internal parts: for boys it's about ejaculation, erection and wet dreams; for girls, it's periods and unwanted pregnancy. We… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
For years we've used the bases analogy - with intercourse being the "ultimate sex" even though that's probably not going to feel good to… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
“Identify, I've learned, can be sliced many ways and there is gain with every loss.” — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
“The beauty was just mind-boggling for this English girl...It was like being in your own national park, but without the signs telling you what… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
“That said, pointing out inaccurate or unrealistic portrayals of women to younger grade school children-ages five to eight-does seem to be effective, when done… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl culture’s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girls’ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents: depression, eating… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
“To bring home the point, she compared New Years resolutions of girls at the end of the nineteenth centyry with those at the end… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
“Maybe it was just one of those days when you hear an old question a new way, that quite suddenly shifts your perspective.” — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share
