Media Exploitation
At the recommendation of the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) and with the approval of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) and the Board of Directors, APA’s Council of Representatives established the Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls in February 2005.Read more
About-Face is a media literacy organization devoted to combating harmful images of women. The About-Face wesite contains information and statistics on media, body image, and eating disorders; suggestions for action; and artwork that challenges negative images of beauty. Visit this organization at http://www.about-face.org.
Girls Rock was started by three powerful girls ages six, eight and nine, and their mom. The idea for the tees came out of a shopping trip where the girls could not find shirts that reflected "who" there are. They did not like the negative messages, "Boys stink, boys are mean." They also did not like the shirts that read cutie pie, so hot, or beauty queen - as if who they are is all about the outside! So after countless designs and revisions, Girls Rock, was born. Their unique style can be viewed in their logo.Read more

