“I first became aware of Joanne Smith when I worked at the YWCA Center for Girls directing a program for middle school girls in Brownsville Brooklyn and sought resources and program models for the girls in our program. Girls for Gender Equity became the clear go-to program, founded and led by Joanne Smith. Girls for Gender Equity includes girls at every level in program development, from defining their needs to solving the problem. Most importantly, they learn to identify issues they are facing at the community and policy level. Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets is a model handbook for addressing an issue that girls experience every day. I continue to contact Joanne as an expert on working with girls, leadership development and non profit management.”
Joanne N. Smith
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets
Feminist Press
Every gender studies syllabus and school curriculum in the nation should include Hey, Shorty!
At every stage of education, sexual harassment is common, and often considered a rite of passage for young people. It’s not unusual for a girl to hear “Hey, Shorty!” on a daily basis, as she walks down the hall or comes into the school yard, followed by a sexual innuendo, insult, come-on, or assault. But when teenagers are asked whether they experience this in their own lives, most of them say it’s…Every gender studies syllabus and school curriculum in the nation should include Hey, Shorty!
At every stage of education, sexual harassment is common, and often considered a rite of passage for young people. It’s not unusual for a girl to hear “Hey, Shorty!” on a daily basis, as she walks down the hall or comes into the school yard, followed by a sexual innuendo, insult, come-on, or assault. But when teenagers are asked whether they experience this in their own lives, most of them say it’s not happening.
Girls for Gender Equity, a nonprofit organization based in New York City, has developed a model for teens to teach one another about sexual harassment. How do you define it? How does it affect your self-esteem? What do you do in response? Why is it so normalized in schools, and how can we as a society begin to address these causes? Geared toward students, parents, teachers, policy makers, and activists, this book is an excellent model for building awareness and creating change in any community.Other authors -
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