positively-nudity: flowisaconstruct: thequeenandthephoenix:policymic:17 lies we need to stop tea
positively-nudity: flowisaconstruct: thequeenandthephoenix: policymic: 17 lies we need to stop teaching girls about sex Fueled by outdated ideals of gender roles and the sense that female sexuality is somehow shameful, there are certain pernicious myths about girls and sex that just won’t die. That sex education in America has gaping holes doesn’t help much, either; in a recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report, just 6 out of 10 girls said that their schools’ sex ed curriculum included information on how to say no to sex. This lack of personal agency was reflected in a forthcoming study by sociologist Heather Hlavka at Marquette University as well, which found that many young girls think of sex simply as something that is “done to them.” Read more | Follow policymic THISSS Let’s definitely make sure boys understand all this, too. Might help with that whole “seeing women as people” thing we’re trying to promote. Unfortunately I can’t open the link so I hope you guys don’t have the same issue. Nonetheless the issues that are presented even without clicking the link are very relevant. -- source link