Being a teenager is hard — balancing schoolwork, extracurricular activities, friends, and family while developing a sense of self. Though these years can be exciting, they can also be a source of ...

Here’s something to consider. You’re scrolling through your feed late at night, seeing another photo of someone’s beach ...

Social media platforms are failing to protect women and girls from harm at every stage, according to new research from the NSPCC. The children’s charity created fake profiles of a teenage girl across ...

Ruling Our eXperiences’s (ROX) Girls’ Index compiles data taken from a survey of tens of thousands of girls in schools across the country. For the 2023 Girls’ Index, declines in confidence and ...

The 13- and 14-year-old girls all reported positive results. While for most teensthese days social media is seen as an inevitable, and maybe even necessary, part of their day-to-day social life, some ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, recently discussed the dangers of social media in a thought-provoking New York Times op-ed, and called for warning labels on social media platforms. His concerns ...

As we approach 2025, I’ve been thinking about and researching how we can better ensure that more girls and young women in our state can thrive. Importantly, I also care about boys and young men and ...

In a new documentary about “Girls Gone Wild” — a franchise that consisted of VHS tapes and DVDs of girl-next-door types exposing themselves and participating in pornographic scenes — several of the ...

That’s the caption I gave two photos I sent side by side to friends in a recent chat discussion about tweens and phones. Taken surreptitiously from the carpool line, the first photo shows a gaggle of ...

Sharita Richardson's passion for cheerleading is thousands of members strong. For Sharita Richardson, cheerleading has always been a passion. The North Carolina native started cheerleading in middle ...

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