I despaired and thought I wouldn’t be able to do the book. They were the only ones who stopped responding to any email or text I sent them.
And because of that I scared those girls away.
I was too shockable, too unaware of what was going on in the sex lives of teen girls. I am still in touch with some of the girls I interviewed for my first book-they’re now in their late thirties!-and there are a number of young women I interviewed for Girls and Sex that I continue to talk to and correspond with regularly.īut I suppose in some ways my favorite interviews were the first couple I did because they didn’t go well. I felt that way in the ’90s when I wrote Schoolgirls, and I feel that way now. I find young women to be so thoroughly thoughtful and openhearted and intellectually engaged and funny and willing to go deep. That’s why I’ve written so much about them. Uncovering the adolescent roots of issues that remain important to American women throughout their lives, this groundbreaking book challenges us to change the way we raise and educate girls.Oh, I don’t think I could pick just one. By taking us into the lives of real young women who are struggling with eating disorders, sexual harrassment, and declining academic achievement, Orenstein brings the disturbing statistics to life with the skill and flair of an experienced journalist. Inspired by an American Association of University Women survey that showed a steep decline in confidence as girls reach adolescence, Orenstein set out to explore the obstacles girls face-in school, in the hoime, and in our culture.įor this intimate, girls' eye view of the world, Orenstein spent months observing and interviewing eighth-graders from two ethnically disparate communities, seeking to discover what was causing girls to fall into traditional patterns of self-censorship and self-doubt. When Peggy Orenstein's now-classic examination of young girls and self-esteem was first published, it set off a groundswell that continues to this day. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
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