My Own Damn Newspaper

I know that lots of people are going to come out of the woodwork to point out that girls are doing better than boys in school and that movies have no effect on their success. I hope you are having a good day. In the meantime, however, I think that the imbalance is relevant and has real consequences in how girls and boys learn about equality, ability, power and fairness. Ignoring sexism doesn’t make it go away or make it any less unpleasant. Speak up. Tell your kids. Educate them so that they are media literate.

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