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.
- Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
- Judy Blume Brings Together Team Respect Rx in L.A.
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Debbie Reber
- This Week: Teen Pregnancy, Girl Crushes, Debbie Reber
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- Archives
- 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 (31)
- Authors (1)
- Body Image + Health (19)
- Boundaries (6)
- Bullying + Sexual Harassment (5)
- Courtney's Blog (4)
- Equal Rights (2)
- Family (8)
- Featured (1)
- Friends + Sisterhood (12)
- Girl Stats + Studies (1)
- Girls (34)
- Help! (12)
- Journaling (3)
- Media (12)
- Parents (12)
- Programs (12)
- Quiz (4)
- Relationships (9)
- Respect Makeover (4)
- Respect Role Models (1)
- Respect Rx Groups (2)
- School (7)
- Self-Defense (2)
- Self-Respect + Self-Esteem (16)
- Sex (14)
- Social Change + Activism (19)
- 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.
Last 20 Posts 
- Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
- Judy Blume Brings Together Team Respect Rx in L.A.
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Debbie Reber
- This Week: Teen Pregnancy, Girl Crushes, Debbie Reber
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- The Girl Effect
- Yep, You're a Leader
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- My Vision Board: It Ain't Boring!
- Respect Rx Groups
- RESPECT Book Clubs
- He Used Me For Sex
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Much Ado About Miley: 5 Media Talking Tips for Parents
- CosmoGIRL! and NYC Young Women's Volunteer Summit
- Sex Quiz: What Would You Do?
All Posts by Category
Abuse + Harm + Violence
- My Dad Is In Jail
- My Dad Calls Me Names
- My Husband Puts Me Down
- Take Action: Respect for All
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- Help! Abuse, Harm + Mental Health
- Help! Family
Advocates
- Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Debbie Reber
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- The Girl Effect
- Yep, You're a Leader
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- RESPECT Book Clubs
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Much Ado About Miley: 5 Media Talking Tips for Parents
- Girls Rock! The Movie
- Community College Scholarship
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
- Omega Teen Camp
- INNER Beauty Pageant
- When You're Perfect...
- 5 Ways to Boost a Girl's Self-Respect
- 5 Ways to Boost a Girl's Self-Respect
- I Want to Kick My Daughter Out
- The Price of Privilege
- My Daughter's Friends Are Disrespectful
- My Daughter and I Are Fighting Too Much
- How Girls Define Healthy
- Study: 46,000 Teens Speak Out
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- After-School Sex?
- The F-Word
- Lessons in Self-Respect
- 10 Ways to Use RESPECT In the Classroom
- Your Rights
Authors
Body Image + Health
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Boost Your Body Image
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
- Speaking Out About RESPECT
- Calling All "REAL models"
- INNER Beauty Pageant
- Plastic Surgery As a Graduation Gift?
- Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Workshop
- “How I Got Thin”
- Dove Self-Esteem Fund
- True Story: I Was a Teen Model
- Does Teen Depression = Risky Sex?
- Making Healthy Choices
- When Girls Want Plastic Surgery
- How Girls Define Healthy
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- Jessica Weiner
- Do I Look Fat in This?
- Help! Body Image + Health
Boundaries
- Gossip Girls
- How To Say No (Audio)
- Teen Brain
- Calling Other Women Bi-Yatch, Ho or Worse
- 10 Rules for Speaking Up
- Bound-a-ries, Please
Bullying + Sexual Harassment
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Report It
- Slut Rumors
- Quiz: Flirting or Hurting?
- Help! Bullying + Sexual Harassment
Courtney's Blog
- Judy Blume Brings Together Team Respect Rx in L.A.
- Yep, You're a Leader
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- My Vision Board: It Ain't Boring!
Equal Rights
Family
- My Dad Is In Jail
- My Dad Calls Me Names
- My First Feminist: Mom
- I Want to Kick My Daughter Out
- My Daughter and I Are Fighting Too Much
- 10 Rules for Speaking Up
- My Parents Don't Like My Guy Friend
- Help! Family
Featured
Friends + Sisterhood
- Respect Rx Groups
- Gossip Girls
- My First Feminist: Mom
- My Friend's Ditching Me
- My BF Cheated With My BFF
- All This and Brains Too
- My Daughter's Friends Are Disrespectful
- Calling Other Women Bi-Yatch, Ho or Worse
- 10 Rules for Speaking Up
- My Parents Don't Like My Guy Friend
- My Friend Is Mean
- Help! Friends + Sisterhood
Girl Stats + Studies
Girls
- Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- Yep, You're a Leader
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Respect Rx Groups
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- CosmoGIRL! and NYC Young Women's Volunteer Summit
- Sex Quiz: What Would You Do?
- Boost Your Body Image
- 5 Ways Girls Can Be Leaders
- My Dad Is In Jail
- Girls Rock! The Movie
- My Dad Calls Me Names
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
- My First Time: Voting!
- Students Fight For Immigrant Rights
- How Girls Define Healthy
- I Want a Boyfriend
- My Parents Don't Like My Guy Friend
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- Jessica Weiner
- Am I Ready for Sex?
- Do I Look Fat in This?
- Slut Rumors
- Boys Are Ruling Gym Class
- My Friend Is Mean
- Quiz: Flirting or Hurting?
- Online Activism Tools
- Bound-a-ries, Please
- The 7 Respect Basics
- Your Rights
- How To Write a Press Release
Help!
- Respect Basic No. 7: Getting Help
- Help! Abuse, Harm + Mental Health
- Help! Body Image + Health
- Help! Bullying + Sexual Harassment
- Help! Equal Rights
- Help! Family
- Help! Media
- Help! Friends + Sisterhood
- Help! School + Learning
- Help! Self-Defense
- Help! Self-Respect
- Help! Sex + Relationships
Journaling
Media
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- Much Ado About Miley: 5 Media Talking Tips for Parents
- The Getting REAL Tour
- Over-Sexed Girls
- What Girls Are REALLY Doing Online
- “How I Got Thin”
- MySpace Worries
- True Story: I Was a Teen Model
- Boys Dis Dissing Girls
- The Music Made Me Do It?
- Prom Time
- Help! Media
Parents
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- RESPECT Book Clubs
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Much Ado About Miley: 5 Media Talking Tips for Parents
- The Getting REAL Tour
- The Price of Privilege
- My Daughter's Friends Are Disrespectful
- My Daughter and I Are Fighting Too Much
- After-School Sex?
- Lessons in Self-Respect
Programs
- The Girl Effect
- RESPECT Book Clubs
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Girls Rock! The Movie
- Jenna Druck Foundation
- The Getting REAL Tour
- Gossip Girls
- Omega Teen Camp
- Be wise to the unREAL(ities)
- From Yolanda King to Girls For A Change: Shine On
- INNER Beauty Pageant
- Study: 46,000 Teens Speak Out
Quiz
- Sex Quiz: What Would You Do?
- Quiz: Does Respect Rule Your Relationship?
- Quiz: Are You Getting Respect?
- Quiz: Flirting or Hurting?
Relationships
- Quiz: Does Respect Rule Your Relationship?
- My Husband Puts Me Down
- My BF Cheated With My BFF
- My Ex Won't Talk to Me
- 10 Rules for Speaking Up
- I Want a Boyfriend
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- Am I Ready for Sex?
- Help! Sex + Relationships
Respect Makeover
- “How I Got Thin”
- 5 Ways to Boost a Girl's Self-Respect
- What's Special About Ms. You?
- How Do You Define Respect?
Respect Role Models
Respect Rx Groups
School
- Community College Scholarship
- Prom Time
- Slut Rumors
- Boys Are Ruling Gym Class
- Quiz: Flirting or Hurting?
- 10 Ways to Use RESPECT In the Classroom
- Help! School + Learning
Self-Defense
Self-Respect + Self-Esteem
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Speaking Out About RESPECT
- When You're Perfect...
- Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Workshop
- 5 Ways to Boost a Girl's Self-Respect
- What's Special About Ms. You?
- How Do You Define Respect?
- All This and Brains Too
- Making Healthy Choices
- Why I Want Girls To Get Respect (Or My Life As a Teen Wild Child)
- Quiz: Are You Getting Respect?
- The F-Word
- Lessons in Self-Respect
- The 7 Respect Basics
- Your Rights
- Help! Self-Respect
Sex
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- He Used Me For Sex
- Sex Quiz: What Would You Do?
- Over-Sexed Girls
- Risky Business
- The Music Made Me Do It?
- Does Teen Depression = Risky Sex?
- Making Healthy Choices
- Sex: The 7 Questions
- After-School Sex?
- Am I Ready for Sex?
- Help! Sex + Relationships
Social Change + Activism
- Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
- The Girl Effect
- Yep, You're a Leader
- CosmoGIRL! and NYC Young Women's Volunteer Summit
- 5 Ways Girls Can Be Leaders
- My First Time: Voting!
- Omega Teen Camp
- From Yolanda King to Girls For A Change: Shine On
- Can Youth Carry the Vision of Nonviolence? YES
- Girl Summit
- That's Hot
- Take Action: Respect for All
- Girls For A Change
- Be a Girl On a Mission
- Students Fight For Immigrant Rights
- Study: 46,000 Teens Speak Out
- Online Activism Tools
- How To Write a Press Release
- Help! Social Change + Activism
Social Life
Special Events
- CosmoGIRL! and NYC Young Women's Volunteer Summit
- The Getting REAL Tour
- Community College Scholarship
- 5th Annual Girl Summit
- Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Workshop
- Can Youth Carry the Vision of Nonviolence? YES
- What Girls Are REALLY Doing Online
Teachers
Women
- Yep, You're a Leader
- He Used Me For Sex
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
- My Husband Puts Me Down
- All This and Brains Too
- Do You Ask For What You Want?
- Jessica Weiner
- Do I Look Fat in This?
- The F-Word
- Your Rights
All Posts by Date
July 2008
June 2008
- Judy Blume Brings Together Team Respect Rx in L.A.
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Talking Points
- Debbie Reber
- This Week: Teen Pregnancy, Girl Crushes, Debbie Reber
- Teen Pregnancy Pact?
- The Girl Effect
- Yep, You're a Leader
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- My Vision Board: It Ain't Boring!
- Respect Rx Groups
- RESPECT Book Clubs
May 2008
- He Used Me For Sex
- Girls and Sexual Harassment
- Self-Esteem Week Reaches 1,600 Girls!
- Much Ado About Miley: 5 Media Talking Tips for Parents
- CosmoGIRL! and NYC Young Women's Volunteer Summit
- Sex Quiz: What Would You Do?
March 2008
- Boost Your Body Image
- 5 Ways Girls Can Be Leaders
- My Dad Is In Jail
- Girls Rock! The Movie
- Jenna Druck Foundation
- The Getting REAL Tour
February 2008
- My Dad Calls Me Names
- Community College Scholarship
- Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters
- My First Time: Voting!
- Gossip Girls
- Omega Teen Camp
- Quiz: Does Respect Rule Your Relationship?
- My Husband Puts Me Down
November 2007
June 2007
May 2007
- From Yolanda King to Girls For A Change: Shine On
- My First Feminist: Mom
- Over-Sexed Girls
- INNER Beauty Pageant
- Plastic Surgery As a Graduation Gift?
- Factoids: Girl Statistics & Studies
- When You're Perfect...
April 2007
- Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Workshop
- Can Youth Carry the Vision of Nonviolence? YES
- What Girls Are REALLY Doing Online
January 2007
November 2006
October 2006
- Dove Self-Esteem Fund
- I Want to Kick My Daughter Out
- Girl Summit
- MySpace Worries
- How To Say No (Audio)
September 2006
- My Friend's Ditching Me
- My Race, Myself?
- True Story: I Was a Teen Model
- Teens Party? No...
- What's Special About Ms. You?
- Teen Brain
- My BF Cheated With My BFF
August 2006
- The Price of Privilege
- How Do You Define Respect?
- Boys Dis Dissing Girls
- Risky Business
- All This and Brains Too
- The Music Made Me Do It?
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
- Calling Other Women Bi-Yatch, Ho or Worse
- My Daughter and I Are Fighting Too Much
- My Ex Won't Talk to Me
- 10 Rules for Speaking Up
- Report It
- Making Healthy Choices
- Sex: The 7 Questions
April 2006
- Prom Time
- Respect Basic No. 7: Getting Help
- Do You Ask For What You Want?
- Girls For A Change
- Be a Girl On a Mission
- Why I Want Girls To Get Respect (Or My Life As a Teen Wild Child)
- When Girls Want Plastic Surgery
March 2006
- Students Fight For Immigrant Rights
- How Girls Define Healthy
- Study: 46,000 Teens Speak Out
- I Want a Boyfriend
- My Parents Don't Like My Guy Friend
- Depressed Teens and Dating Violence
- Quiz: Are You Getting Respect?
- After-School Sex?
- Jessica Weiner
- Am I Ready for Sex?
February 2006
- Do I Look Fat in This?
- Slut Rumors
- Boys Are Ruling Gym Class
- My Friend Is Mean
- Quiz: Flirting or Hurting?
- The F-Word
- Lessons in Self-Respect
- 10 Ways to Use RESPECT In the Classroom
January 2006
- Online Activism Tools
- Bound-a-ries, Please
- The 7 Respect Basics
- Your Rights
- How To Write a Press Release
- Help! Abuse, Harm + Mental Health
- Post-Training: Activities & More Programs
- Help! Body Image + Health
December 2005
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CNN, CosmoGIRL!, the Chicago Tribune and others agree: Girls deserve RESPECT!
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- Hey Ugly
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- Packaging Girlhood
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- Dove Self-Esteem Fund
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- The Huffington Post
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- Choice USA
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- Our Bodies, Ourselves
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- Courtney E. Martin
- In Her Image
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