Hey sistahs! I'm Courtney Macavinta co-author of the best-selling book for teen girls RESPECT. Respect Rx, is my blog for teen girls, women, parents and girl advocates. Get the scoop on how to change your world through the Respect Basics: self-respect, sisterhood, social change.
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- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body by Courtney E. Martin
- Women Warriors by Teena Apeles
- Packaging Girlhood by Sharon Lamb & Lyn Mikel Brown
- The Price of Privilege by Dr. Madeline Levine
- Do I Look Fat In This? and A Very Hungry Girl by Jessica Weiner
- The Real Truth About Teens and Sex by Sabrina Weill
- The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
- 101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body by Brenda Lane
- Dads and Daughters by Joe Kelly
- Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers by Alissa Quart
- GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel
- Deal With It! by Esther Drill, et al.
- The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
- Don't Give It Away! by Iyanla Vanzant
- 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History edited by Tonya Bolden
- Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
- Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? by Miriam Adderholdt & Jan Goldberg
- Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher
- Revolution from Within by Gloria Steinem
- Schoolgirls by Peggy Orenstein
- Odd Girl Speaks Out by Rachel Simmons
- Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism by Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards
- To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism edited by Rebecca Walker
- What Are My Rights? by Thomas A. Jacobs
- When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens by Bev Cobain
- Adios, Barbie by Ophira Edut
- 101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body by Brenda Lane Richardson & Elane Rehr
- Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
- The Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn
- Be True to Yourself: A Daily Guide for Teenage Girls by Amanda Ford & Shannon Berning
- Blue Jean: What Young Women Are Thinking, Saying, and Doing by Sherry S. Handel
- Life Lists for Teens by Pamela Espeland
- Meeting at the Crossroads by Carol Gilligan & Lyn Mikel Brown
- Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? by Miriam, Ph.D. Elliott, et al.
- Real Girl Real World: Tools for Finding Your True Self by Heather M. Gray, et al.
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Meet the Rx Friends
A girl can't spread world respect all on her own. That's why I've invited a few of my smartest and self-respecting friends to join in the mix. They'll give their 2 cents from time to time to make sure you get the best advice to solve your most distressing disrespect dilemmas:
AVP. The co-author of RESPECT will be chiming in to lend you her support—especially when it comes to self-defense, street smarts, and setting boundaries and sticking to 'em.
GBF (guy bestfriend). He knows a thing or two about the boy brain, and he also knows how to dish out major respect to the people of the world.
BigSis. She is my real-life big sister and she's steered me back to the self-respecting path many a times. Plus, like me she's also a teen mentor so she can help out with the generation-gap thing.
HealthyGirl. She's dedicated her life to helping people become super healthy. But she's a young woman too, and knows how your body image can be a struggle. She's here to share what's she learned so far about building booming body respect.
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