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By: Alison Cyber-bullying is peer abuse perpetrated through digital media. This cruelty delivered via signals, routers and machines is not caused by the technology, however, but is the result of our behavior and actions. We are all responsible for carefully and thoughtfully navigating the social and interpersonal aspects of our online interactions, and helping educate our [...] By: Alison Have you noticed the gender stereotyping that often accompanies Internet safety messages? Somehow, in the interest of keeping kids safe online and teaching them about respect, responsibility and dignity in their digital communication, every single outdated and offensive stereotype about girls and young women gets used. There’s almost always the gossiping mean-girl persona, whose [...] By: Rebekah In honor of Mother’s Day, I want to discuss the ever-popular issue of girls’ clothing. Recently, several opinion pieces have appeared shaming young girls and their parents for choices that were *too* sexy, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the response piece from Jezebel.com. The American Psychological Association Task Force report on the Sexualization [...] By: Alison CI4G is proud to announce a new book about bullying, cyberbullying and peer abuse called Face 2 Face! Face 2 Face is the second in a unique series of books written and illustrated by youth in which CI4G’s Founder & Managing Partner, Alison Trachtman Hill is an expert contributor providing ideas, strategies and advice [...] By: Alison In October 2010, Critical Issues for Girls (www.ci4g.com) held a Take Action, Advocacy, Leadership One-Day Conference for the sophomores, juniors and seniors participating in the service-learning homeroom program at The Mary Louis Academy (www.tmla.org). Alison Trachtman Hill, Founder and Managing Partner of Critical Issues for Girls made the keynote address for the event, which [...] |
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