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What About the Boys? ‘Packaging Boyhood’ Authors Respond

October 12, 2009 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Oct. 12, 2009 Tomorrow Shaping Youth advisors and authors of Packaging Boyhood launch their sequel book to my favorite media literacy teaching tool on the 'pink think' stereotypes front, Packaging … [Read more...]

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Smart Girls At the Party.TV: Interview with SNL’s Amy Poehler

December 2, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

With eight seasons of Saturday Night Live under her belt, I automatically thought SNL actress Amy Poehler's new digital TV series would be a spoof or a sketch by the screenshot alone! I mean, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: All Things Girl, Amy Poehler, Amy-Jussel, Axe, Barbie, Barbie Girls, Be Bratz, Bratz, Danica McKellar, digital TV, Dove, EcoMall, empowerment, Fem2.0, feminist, girl power, girls, Hollywood, identity, indie, Kids, Kiss My Math, Marianne Schnall, Math Doesn't Suck, Mattel, MGA, On Network, positive media, preteen, preteens, Saturday Night Live, self-esteem, self-worth, smart girls, Smart Girls at the Party, smart is the new cool, SNL, Unilever

Shaping Youth’s Body Image Expert Dr. Robyn Silverman on Dove

November 13, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

What would you say real beauty is all about? How would you explain it to your daughter, your niece, your student, or other girls you love? Joining Dove Self Esteem Ambassador, Jessica Weiner and … [Read more...]

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Unilever Disrobed: Interview With Dove/Axe Mashup Artist

November 13, 2007 by Amy Jussel 29 Comments

Update: 7-7-10 Added mashup video at the end Media transparency is more than a buzz word these days, as consumers connect the dots of who’s behind what, where money’s funneling from, and how we’re all … [Read more...]

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