Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
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Balancing princess culture with significant women: A reader report on raising empowered girls
Empowering the Next Generation: Women’s Day A guest blog post by Katie Grant In today’s world, most girls go through a princess phase: princess outfits, tiaras, shoes, curly hair, makeup, nails, the whole nine yards. I went through that phase, even though…
Read MorePrincess Awesome Kickstarter Signals a Cultural Tipping Point
Princess Awesome’s traction may be a cultural referendum on the relentlessly monochromatic girly girl culture we’ve lived with for more than a decade—a signal that we’re approaching a cultural tipping point on the subject. And that’s a good thing.
Read More“Princess park rangers” and “Space princesses”: Because gender stereotypes are inescapable, even on vacation.
The school year is starting. Families are returning home from their vacation travels with souvenirs and many fond memories; children are eager to tell their classmates what they did on their summer vacations. But unfortunately, many families’ travels brought them…
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Dr. Rebecca Hains 