Mean Girls Part II

Many of the highest paid women in America employ sexual appeal to earn a living. The sexuality of women is used to sell nearly every product imaginable from video games to men's deoderant. The economics of women’s bodies teach women to compete against other women, rather than to collaborate.  There is only one Barbie, one Paris, and one Miss America.

Women of all ages commit enormous amounts of time, talent, and money to "looking good."  Unlike a football game evenly divided into four timed quarters with an end goal, the pursuit of beauty knows no boundaries or limitations.

What are the consequences of this gendered division of focus and aspiration for women? Why are middle school girls providing oral sex to older boys? Why would a woman stay in an abusive relationship? Why would girlfriends call each other "slut" as a term of endearment? Do young women have the ability to change this environment of objectification and inequality? With this COS program, girls learn the answer must be "Yes!"

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