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"Homepage for Girl Power!, a national public education campaign sponsored by the Department of the Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 14- year-old girls to make the most of their lives." Information is provided on healthy eating habits and good nutrition; diaries excerpts of young, contemporary female role models (e.g. Tara Lipinsky, ice skater) and tips for maintaining one's one diary; interviews with famous adult women; and general information on sports and fitness. The site is also interactive in that it presents activities, games and puzzles; a forum for girls to submit their opinions on guided topics; and links to other sites.
Girl Scouts--Just for
Girls
"Just 4 girls," this site includes information on fitness for girls; ideas
for crafts and activities including how to create a web page; leadership,
science and technology. A forum is provided for girls to communicate with
each other and creative writing and artistic submissions are accepted.
Information on how to join the Girl Scout organization is also provided.
Girls Inc.
Provides a forum for girls to rate movies and read movie reviews by other
girls; addresses the portrayal of women on television and offers a thought-provoking
"toolkit" for girls to think about television vs. reality; provides information
on Girls Inc.'s nationwide archaeology program for girls ages 12-14; and
supports a "stamp out smoking" campaign. Also promotes A "Girls' Bill
of Rights."
The Girlsite Network
"A community of girls on the Net who speak their minds, share their ideas
and make lasting friendships." Promotes the powers of self, voice, technology,
opportunity, and community by providing technological access and training;
opportunities for creative expression, and a forum for sharing.
Girls' Place, Inc.
Covers important current events, health issues, and cultural differences
that impact teens. Also offers biographies of noteworthy teens. Founded
by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the American Bar Association
Juvenile Justice Center among others.
A Girls' World
Provides weekly surveys on friendships, boys, family, "tough issues;"
arts and crafts ideas; facts on animals and pets, sports, recipes, money
matters, entertainment, and daily life; features submissions of diaries,
journals, poetry and fiction of girls; advice columns; and lots of links.
Girl Talk
Features the home pages of Chloe, an aspiring writer and her best friends:
Laura, an athlete; Danielle, who likes to study and help others; and Julia,
an artist.
Girl Tech
Features eight entertaining and educational areas for girls: chick chat
for communication between girls; girl galaxy in which female role models
are presented; InventHer, about female inventors; sports; girls view on
literature and news; a database and gateway to 300 reviewed and catergorized
sites of interest to girls; game cafÈ featuring math and word games; bow-tique,
an online store; and a "girl-powered' search engine.
Girl Zone
A teen "webzine" with a teenage advisory board. "A unique site for young
girls. It deals with a variety of aspects of life and living. There is
fun, creativity, contests, regulated/monitored chats, fashion, books,
health and cooking articles, travel and so much more presented in an imaginative
style."--Anita Bhavnani/Manager, Random House, Inc.
The KOTEX© Guide to
Tampons, Pads, Pantiliners, and other Menstruation and Puberty Topics
for Girls
Girls tell give other girls tips about the body and health. Includes a
question and answer forum and a calendar to help girls track their menstrual
cycle. Marketing tool not devoid of helpful information.
Planetgirl.com
Topics include entertainment (television, movies, music, and book reviews);
reality (school, work, volunteering, money); sports and health, including
fitness, nutrition; fashion and beauty; and relationships (love, family,
friends, pets).
SmartGirl
Delves into the biology of and cultural beliefs about menstruation. Also
provides answers to commonly asked questions, a bulletin board, and a
forum for women and girls to tell of their own experiences.
The Red Spot
Written by teenage girls who visit the site. Includes reviews of movies,
music, books, websites, magazines, computer games, beauty and body care
products, catalogs, and television programs. "You can consult Arielle,
our resident love advice columnist, read love letters and poetry written
by and to girls like you, or talk about topics of interest with other
girls on our discussion boards."
