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 More“My daughter punched her daughter”: A reader report on white privilege in elementary school
In the past year, white families have become increasingly aware of the fact that people of color continue to be mistreated in U.S. society. The shootings of black men and youth like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Brown, coupled with campaigns such…
Read MoreCan girls be doctors? Preschool art project says “no.” (Reader story)
Why are we still teaching our children that DOCTOR = MALE in 2014? There’s no good reason. A guest post by reader Julie Danahy Hebeisen My friend Julie is a non-profit event planner in the Boston area and a married first-time mother to…
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