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March/April 2007

Interview: Mindy Bingham on girls and economic self-sufficiency
We all want our girls to become prepared for work that’ll keep them both happy and financially secure, especially in a world where she may well encounter one of the “four Ds”: divorce, death, displacement, and disability, notes Mindy Bingham, author of Things Will Be Different for My Daughter: A Practical Guide to Building Her Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance (Penguin, 1995). We can help her on this journey by exploring options with her from early on, says Bingham, who’s also an expert in work and career preparation for middle- and high-school students. You’ll also find ways to explore work/family issues with your daughter from Bingham and our other experts.

What does she hear about work? by Melissa Schenker
As parents of daughters and girl advocates, we repeatedly give girls encouraging messages about following their dreams and making wise choices. But too often, girls hear us complain about our jobs in ways that must make work sound horrific to them. We can start now to transform our everyday comments about work into expressions that leave girls with realistic yet optimistic attitudes about jobs to come.

January/February 2006

Giving her credit guidance in a funny-money world
Our daughters need to know how to handle money more than ever, as more girls make purchases—from clothes on credit cards to cellphone minutes on a monthly plan—without plunking down “real” money. When she learns the basics of budgeting and prudent credit use early on, she'll be able to avoid the costly fallout from financial illiteracy that affects many adults, particularly females.

March/April 2004

Are Girls' Successes Hurting Boys?
Some critics are charging that these days girls get all the help and attention in schools when it's really boys who are struggling to succeed. But girls aren't really the source of boys' problems, the author contends. Rather their problems are more the result of some bad educational trends, such as too much testing and too-early academics. Also, we can support boys without undercutting girls.

Why Aren't We Teaching Girls to Play Chess?
Given the many academic and cognitive benefits of chess playing, why aren't more girls doing it? Plus, how we can start changing that.