Opinion Piece New York Times November 26, 2107
Jill Nicole Filipovic is an attorney and feminist, progressive author. Originally from the Seattle area, Filipovic earned a BA degree with dual majors in Journalism and Politics from New York University and a JD degree from the NYU School of Law in 2008.
The author of "The H Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness," notes the new model for women: well-behaved, college-bound A students who played sports, had a full roster of extracurricular activities and expected by themselves and their parents to be moving toward successful careers. "What girls . . . didn't realize - what too often our own parents didn't realize - is that the entrenched and often invisible gender biases of the adults around us would indelibly shape our paths and often set us on a different (harder, less fruitful) course than the boys in our orbit. Pervasive "girl power" rhetoric" declares that girls can be anything they want. But in practice, the more subtle rewards for compliant behavior show girls that it pays to be sweet and passive. The sexual harassment revelations that have come to light over the past few months show just how dangerous this model can be."
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