Hey all! I'm Courtney Macavinta, co-author of the best-selling book for teen girls RESPECT and founder of Respect Rx, which is devoted to empowering girls, women and their advocates to boost self-respect, sisterhood and social change in their lives—and our world.
- The 7 Respect Basics
- Your Rights
- for GIRLS
- for WOMEN
- for girl and women ADVOCATES
- Quizzes!
- Got a Dilemma? Get ADVICE
- Abuse + Harm + Violence (7)
- Advocates (27)
- Body Image + Health (18)
- Boundaries (6)
- Bullying + Sexual Harassment (5)
- Courtney's Blog (3)
- Equal Rights (2)
- Family (7)
- Featured (1)
- Friends + Sisterhood (11)
- Girl Programs (10)
- Girl Stats + Studies (1)
- Girls (33)
- Help! (12)
- Journaling (3)
- Media (12)
- Parents (6)
- Parents (6)
- Programs (4)
- Quiz (4)
- Relationships (9)
- Respect Makeover (4)
- Respect Rx Groups (2)
- School (7)
- Self-Defense (2)
- Self-Respect + Self-Esteem (16)
- Sex (13)
- Social Change + Activism (17)
- Social Life (3)
- Special Events (7)
- Teachers (2)
- Women (10)
- All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty by Audrey D. Brashich
- 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.
Events
Events
Upcoming
Jenna Druck Foundation
San Diego
Middle School Conference
July 19
uniquely ME! Leadership Academy (Girl Scouts USA)
Atlanta, Georgia
Lead Facilitator
July 7-11, 2008
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp!
Staff Training
June 29, 2008
Events
Past Events
Teens Plugged In
Tuesday, May 13, Palo Alto
Moderator
Connecticut School Association
Self-Esteem Week
April 28 - May 3, 2008
Led workshops and assemblies for 1,600+ girls, along with a training for 150+ educators and parents. Sponsored by the Dove Self-Esteem Fund.
CosmoGIRL! Body & Soul event
New York
April 26, 2008
Panelist
CosmoGIRL! Body & Soul event
Brea Mall
April 19, 2008
Keynote speaker
BodyWise Conference
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Presenting Getting REAL workshop for the Junior League of Pasadena's one-day conference designed to empower middle school girls and educate their caregivers by providing them with knowledge about developing and maintaining a positive body image.
Spirit of Leadership Conference
Saturday, March 1, 2008
NTC Liberty Station, Point Loma
Keynote speaker for the Jenna Druck Foundation Annual “Spirit of Leadership” Conference for young women.
RESPECT Basics
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
3:00 p.m.
San Jose State University Center for Community Learning and Leadership & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library TeensReach program present.
Spring Into Action - Girls For A Change
Saturday, February 9, 2008
9:00 a.m. keynote
300+ girls come together to learn to change their world.
Getting REAL
Friday, November 2, 2007 - PUBLIC EVENT
7:00 p.m.
Menlo Park Library
800 Alma St., Menlo Park
Join us for an empowering interactive parent-daughter workshop about how to get over unrealistic ideals and get REAL instead. Through fun activities and group discussions, learn how to break through media and celebrity hype, boost your self-respect and body image, and how to be a REAL model for all girls! To register for this workshop, please contact Michelle Barrese at barrese@plsinfo.org or call the Library at 650-330-2530.
Getting REAL
Thursday, November 1, 2007
10 a.m.
San Jose State University
Getting REAL
Thursday, November 1, 2007
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County
Getting REAL
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Willard Middle School - Berkeley, CA.
5th Annual Girl Summit
San Jose
October 30, 2007
Summit Chair
American Association of University Women
Bay Area
September 15 & September 25
Presentations on Girls For A Change.
Omega Teen Camp
New York
July 30-August 4, 2007
Teaching a course on the Respect Basics and social change for teen girl campers.
G.E.M. (girls empowered and motivated) Graduation
San Jose
June 2, 2007
Commencement speaker
Yahoo! Telemundo: Meet the news consumer of the future
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) conference
San Jose Convention Center
June 15, 2007
Moderator
SDForum: Next Generation Tech: Teens Plugged In!
Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto
May 23, 2007
Keynote speaker: Is It a Woman's Web? YES!
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives
Bay Area
May 16, 2007
Representing Girls For A Change at the FWE&E Annual Dinner, which represents the who's who of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, executives, and their strategic business advisers. This year's dinner honors Marissa Mayer, Google's Vice President, Search Products & User Experience, as our Leadership Award recipient.
Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Workshop
Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (educators)
April 26, 2007
50+ girl advocates connect and learn how to support girls (and themselves) with the Respect Basics.
Southington High School
Connecticut
April 25, 2007
275 freshman girls learn The Respect Basics and to find out out how to make self-respect, sisterhood and social change a part of their lives in a big way.
Carry the Vision
April 21, 2007
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose
In honor of the Season of Nonviolence, Respect Rx is participating in an amazing conference that will bring together more than 1,000 youth, parents, community leaders and members of Chavez, Gandhi and King families to learn how create nonviolent communities and promote peace. Two young women will be youth delegates through Respect Rx!
GFC Networking Nights
2007
Bay Area
Connecting girls and women with social change resources--and each other.
Girls For A Change Girl Steering Committee
January
San Jose
Public-speaking training for girl activists.
Girl Summit
San Jose
October 12, 2006
1,500 girls come together to learn how to be social change agents. Courtney presents a workshop on "The 7 Respect Basics."
The Friendship Club
Nevada City
May 11-12 2006
Two days of workshops for young women about how to get, give and spread respect. Thanks to Linda Campbell for fundraising to give The Friendship Club 80 books to distribute to girls.
Options Clinic Annual Meeting
April 27-29
Wisconsin
Courtney Macavinta will be the keynote speaker at Options Clinic's annual meeting and will present three workshops for teen girls about sex and self-respect.
Barnes & Noble
Eastridge Mall, San Jose
April 11, 2006
7:30 p.m.
2200 Eastridge Loop
San Jose, CA 95122
Author book signing.
Respect Day
San Bruno
November 9, 2005
Parkside Intermediate School will spend the day spreading respect and we'll hold a special workshop just for 8th-grade girls.
Girl Summit
San Jose
November 3, 2005
We'll be teaching girls about "The 7 Respect Basics" at Girls For A Change's annual summit which brings together 1,000 girls to teach them leadership skills.
Northern CA Independent Booksellers Association
Oakland
October 8, 2005
We'll be signing books at booth 82 starting at 11 a.m.
Girls For A Change Fundraiser
San Francisco
September 14, 2005
Join us as we get behind the bar to raise money for GFC and make your book donation for the Girl Summit.
Women's Expo
San Jose
July 16-17, 2005
Meet the authors at the San Jose Convention Center for an event attended by 5,000 women.
Book Expo America
New York City
June 4, 2005
Courtney and Andrea will be signing the galley copies of Respect at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.






