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In an effort to reduce the 7,000 teen pregnancies each year in New York City, the Department of Education is launching a controversial new solution: The nurse’s office will hand out Plan B emergency contraceptives to girls as young as 14. As in, “Honey, don’t forget your lunch and your math homework, and be sure to stop by the nurse for your morning-after pill today.” More
A Louisiana charter school has this awesome policy (that is not sexist or discriminatory at all) where they can force girls they suspect are pregnant to take a pregnancy tests. Then, what’s even more awesome, is the fact that they can kick those girls out of school if the test comes back positive. Because you know, girls who are pregnant have cooties and should shamefully be “expecting” in the privacy of their own home. More
There’s a new campaign focused on keeping girls active in sports longer, but it overlooks one of the main reasons that young women drop out. Teens aren’t just worried about makeovers and high heels. Plenty of them don’t understand how athletics can help them in the future. I know, because I’m one of the girls who quit competing to make more time for academic-oriented extra-curriculars. More
Say what you will about kids these days, but an Ohio teen has just proved that kids deserve more credit than we give them. Meghan Vogel was in the middle of a track meet for her high school when she decided to sacrifice her own race to help another girl–from the opposing team. Take a look and break out the tissues. More
A recent report on childlessness and women from the Pew Center shows a trend that seems obvious: On the whole, more women are opting out of motherhood today than in the past. But under the surface is an interesting twist … More
We always stay on top of the health benefits of food, but the fact is, a large portion of Americans aren’t particularly adept in the kitchen, and many are more comfortable tipping the delivery guy than cooking a nutritious meal. … More
