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Take Back Halloween: Debunking the Mythology of Market Demand

October 27, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Update Oct. 22, 2016 Check out the new 2016 Take Back Halloween Costume Contest! (deadline to enter 11-6-16) And...in case any hipster parents are mumbling "what's the harm it's 2016, lighten up, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: A Mighty Girl, adolescent body image, All Things Girl, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, appropriate girls costumes, Brave Girls Alliance, Brave Girls Want, Early-Sexualization, Girls Costumes, girls Halloween costumes, girls leadership, girls-self-worth, Halloween costumes on the fly, healthy Halloween, historic women costumes, Malala, Melissa Wardy, mythological goddesses, non-sexy girls costumes, notable women, preteen girls, redefining girly, Sexualization of Kids, SheHeroes, sheroes, Smart Girls at the Party, So Sexy So Soon, STEM women in costume, Suzanne Scoggins, Take Back Halloween, women in history, Women Leadership

Wanted: Female Creative Directors To Change the Media Landscape

September 26, 2012 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Update Oct. 30, 2014 This coming week Nov. 3 & 4, 2014 Kat Gordon's highly successful 3PercentConference circles back to its origins in San Francisco after gaining momentum across the country, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Misogyny & Racism, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: 100 most influential women in advertising, 3 Percent Conference, 3% Conference, 3PercentConf.com, Ad agencies, Advertising, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, female creative directors, Game Changers, Geena Davis Institute, gender and media portrayals, gender equity, Gender Portrayal, Girls are not candies, Jean Kilbourne, Kat Gordon, Kids-Advertising, lack of diversity in advertising, Mad Women, Miss Representation, Only 3% Female Creative Directors, sexualization of children, Sexualization of Kids, So Sexy So Soon, The Girl Effect, walk in someone else's shoes, Where are the Donna Drapers

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