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Captain_Nemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 07:42 PM
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From the Girl Scouts: 43% of girls strongly believe that "girls have to work harder than boys...
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GIRLS ENCOURAGED BY HISTORIC CAMPAIGN

The campaigning of two women candidates and an African American candidate impacted the majority of girls and boys ages 13 to 17.

Majorities of both girls (65%) and boys (59%) expressed excitement about the election of the first African American president.

More girls (75%) than boys (55%) say that they were excited about the two female candidates running for high office.

More than four in 10 girls ages 13 to 17 say the election has had a positive impact on their desire to be a leader despite becoming more aware of obstacles women face.

43% of girls strongly believe that "girls have to work harder than boys in order to gain positions of leadership" – up from 25% in 2007.

37% of girls agree that it is more difficult for women to become leaders than men – up from 23% in 2007.

http://www.girlscouts.org/research/enewsletters/emails/gsri_e-Newsletter_Issue_6/default.html
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LuckyLib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 07:43 PM
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1. Welcome to the real world, little women. It's been an uphill climb for all of us.
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Captain_Nemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 07:44 PM
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2. don't you think that after almost 50 years since the women's liberation movement we would have
better stats.
Sad that girls realizations went up after the primary and election. That's the result of the treatment of women by the media. I mean, when a republican strategist calls HRC a bitch on TV...it resonates.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 07:46 PM
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3. And the other 57% denied it, because they know full well that men will ignore....
Edited on Mon Mar-09-09 07:47 PM by BlooInBloo
any female who says such a thing.


EDIT: My math-fu is weak today. :(
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ReliantJ Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-09-09 07:48 PM
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4. Is it true, Nemo, is it?
Edited on Mon Mar-09-09 07:55 PM by ReliantJ
Or is that what they're told? :sarcasm:
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