About Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD
Girls are the object of sexism in a culture that largely dismisses sexism as a real problem. It’s confusing to be a girl, and to parent a girl, in today’s world. As parents, we tread a difficult line between preparing our daughters for the world and instilling fear. And what girls sometimes call empowerment (because social media and corporate America tells them it is) we see as the relentless commodification of their lives that leads to emptiness and anxiety.
This newsletter will shine a light on the everyday sexism that our daughters breathe in like second-hand smoke, and will focus on research-informed ideas about what to do to ensure these powerful, astute girls and young women can breathe fully and joyfully, and reach their full potential.
I find I can’t write about girls without also writing about women who, after all, deal with much of the same demeaning nonsense as their daughters.