The GIRL Curriculum: Co-Constructing Learning About Body Image Through Empowering After-School Programming

From a young age, girls experience many influences that may negatively impact how they view their bodies. Many girls are subject to teasing by peers and feel pressure to conform to gender norms. Moreover, the media perpetuates an unattainable and unrealistic image of women, referred to as the ideal...

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Main Authors: Brianna Meza, Risto Marttinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
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Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/771