Join Builder Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein for a talk about her new book, Sexism & Sensibility! This talk, which is geared toward those parenting girls, will cover constructive ways parents can help make sense of things, including:

-Strategies to help girls spot and contest the microaggressions they face in school, in the media, in relationships, and in public in order to safeguard their self esteem

-How to help girls see that choices that feel empowering to them might also be a reflection of gender norms and pressures

-How to recognize and combat sexism in our own parenting

-We can’t shield our daughters from gender bias and sexism, but we can make sure that they are more prepared to handle it than we ever were.

The first 12 registrants will receive a copy of the book!

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More information about Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein and Sexism and Sensibility:

Despite years of social gains and more success than ever, girls still believe their looks and desirability are their most valued assets and grow up feeling less empowered than boys. It’s not surprising really given the endless mixed messages they get: Stand up for yourself but do it softly. Be independent but not single. Love your body, just make sure it’s waxed, bleached, and thin. Be sexy but not sexual. And then there are the more overt, yet normalized, hostilities: being talked over, paid less, touched without permission, and having politicians debate their right to bodily autonomy. Many parents find it simpler to affirm girls’ strength than to address these distressing experiences directly. But with girls’ skyrocketing rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide–and an administration that seeks to control women– parenting them in this culture presents an urgent challenge: How do we teach girls to recognize and cope with these realities without crushing their optimism and belief that they can incite change?

Jo-Ann Finkelstein, a Harvard-educated psychologist, has more than two decades of experience working with girls, helping them find resilience in the face of toxic messages about beauty, sex, and femininity. In her book, Sexism & Sensibility, she draws on real stories from her practice to unpack the effects of sexism in its many guises.

This program is sponsored by Maggie’s Place.