Thanks to The Maine Girls' Health Summit Resource List for some of these links.
For Adults:
The
Ms. Foundation
A Mainely Girls sponsor, The Ms. Foundation is coming out with some materials
from their Healthy Girls/Healthy Women Collaborative.
www.ms.foundation.org
4Woman
A site that provides up-to-date information on a variety of women's health issues.
A one-stop resource for health information.
www.4woman.gov
Dads
and Daughters
This national nonprofit membership organization provides tools to strengthen
father-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive messages that value
girls more for how they look than who they are.
www.dadsanddaughters.org
Daughters
Newsletter
At this web site for "the newsletter for parents of girls," you can
sample the current issue of the newsletter, read previous articles, and subscribe
to the newsletter aimed at raising healthy, confident girls and supporting families
of girls.
www.daughters.com
Take
Our Daughters to Work Day
It's never too early to start planning what you can to do participate in the
celebration of this important day for girls. A wealth of materials can be found
at this website.
www.takeourdaughtersto
work.org
For Girls:
Teen Voices
Based on the magazine written by girls, Teen Voices is dedicated to publishing
the genuine and diverse voices of adolescent girls, encouraging them to express
their hopes, fears, experiences, and insights.
www.teenvoices.com
The
Girls' Health Newsletter: iEmily!
Being an adolescent girl has never been easy, but young teens of the 21st century
now have a virtual partner to see them through the most confusing, exciting
time of their lives. You may note that Mainely Girls is included in the "Organization
Spotlight."
www.iemily.com
Zoey's
Room
Listening to what girls have to say and helping girls learn from each other
is the goal of this web site, hosted by pre-teen "cyberian" Zoey,
who opens her room to girls for empowerment, community, and learning about technology
and personal issues.
www.zoeysroom.com
New
Moon
With girl editors ages 8 to 14 and girl contributors from all over the world,
New Moon, "A Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams" celebrates girls,
explores their passage from girls to women, and builds healthy resistance to
gender inequities.
www.newmoon.org