a ISBN 0-385-425767-

a ISBN 978-03-8542576-6

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number HQ798

b Item number .O74 1995

a Personal name Orenstein Peggy

a Title Schoolgirls :

b Remainder of title young women, self-esteem, and the confidence gap /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Peggy Orenstein ; in association with the American Association of University Women.

h Medium BOOK

a Title proper/short title Young women, self-esteem, and the confidence gap.

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Anchor Books,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1995.

a Extent xxix, 335 p. ;

c Dimensions 21 cm.

a General note Originally published in hardback by Doubleday, c1994.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references.

a Summary, etc The classic account of the hurdles facing adolescent girls in America, now reissued with a new Foreword, to coincide with the award-winning author's new book on women and identity. Inspired by a study by the American Association of University Women that showed girls' self-esteem plummeting as they reach adolescence, Peggy Orenstein spent months observing, interviewing, and getting to know dozens of girls both inside and outside the classroom at two very different schools in northern California. The result was a groundbreaking book in which she brought the disturbing statistics to life with skill and flair of an experienced journalist. Orenstein plumbs the minds of both boys and girls who have learned to equate masculinity with opportunity and assertiveness, and femininity with reserve and restraint. She demonstrates the cost of this insidious lesson, by taking us into the lives of real young women who are struggling with eating disorders, sexual harassment, and declining academic achievement, especially in math and science. Peggy Orenstein's School Girls is a classic that belongs on the shelf with the work of Carol Gilligan, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, and Mary Pipher. It continues to be read by all who care about how our schools and our society teach girls to shortchange themselves.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Teenage girls

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Selfesteem in adolescence

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Selfperception in adolescence