Cultivating strong girls : library programming that builds self-esteem and challenges inequality / Nancy Evans.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librarians.
Main Author: Evans, Nancy (Librarian) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Series:Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librarians.
Subjects:
Young adults' libraries > Activity programs > United States.
Libraries and teenagers > United States.
Self-esteem > Study and teaching > Activity programs > United States.
Teenage girls > United States > Social conditions.
Women > United States > Social conditions.
Self-esteem in adolescence > United States.
Self-perception in adolescence > United States.
Libraries and society > United States.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 part of the Library Science Collection.
Physical Description:x, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Why is a program like Strong Girls necessary?
  • Gender bias and inequality, beauty, body image, and the media
  • Identity, self-image, and self-esteem
  • Friendships, conflict, confrontation, and rejection
  • Romantic relationships, emotional and physical violence, suicide, and bullying
  • Social media, confidence, body language, and presence
  • Wrapping it up, using graduates as co-leaders, continuing as a club, and extension activities
  • Planning your own program
  • Appendix: worksheets and survey.