Girls’ interests are too often trivialised or dismissed … but passionate, driven girls are making an impact – from Greta Thunberg to 14-year-old skateboarding gold medallist Arisa Trew.
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Girls growing up in very different circumstances navigated the possibilities and pitfalls of the 1960s and early 1970s in very different ways.
Poor Things accurately depicts girls’ early sexual feelings and shows us some more positive ways of understanding girlhood sexual desire.
British and Irish girls and young women who migrated to Australia in the mid-1800s used diaries to record their day-to-day lives, document their travel experiences and navigate their emotions.
In Canada, over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario have reported moderate to severe psychological distress. One in four girls has been sexually abused by the time they turn 18.
Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying.
Telling girls to smile pressures distracts them from the very real, dangerous and sometimes deadly challenges that girls around the world face.
The story of Mulan has been told and retold for 1,600 years. This latest version is more conservative, when it comes to a woman’s place, than one told in the 17th century.
For too long the tired tropes of the male gaze in film and literature have focused on girls’ sexual precociousness. Girlhood culture deserves to be represented more authentically.
“Never Have I Ever” is a fresh, fun and poignant addition to television’s repertoire of coming-of-age stories, especially for stories of Indian teenage girls.
Eroticised postcards featuring young girls in playful poses were collectables at the turn of the 20th century. These images challenge the notion that childhood was once more innocent than it is today.
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Adjunct associate, Pace University
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Social Work, McMaster University
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Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Sociology and History, University of Manchester
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PhD Candidate in History, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, School of History, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and Director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies, York University, Canada
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Lecturer in English and Writing, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in China Studies, University of Otago
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University