Peggy Orenstein

Peggy Orenstein appears in the following:

Self Discovery and Sweaters

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Peggy Orenstein joins to discuss her new book, Unraveling.

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Peggy Orenstein On 'Turning Red' And Girls' Puberty

Monday, August 22, 2022

Inspired by the film 'Turning Red', we're joined by Peggy Orenstein, a gender issues expert, to speak about helping kids understand the changes their bodies go through.

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Talking 'Turning Red' And Girls' Puberty With Peggy Orenstein

Monday, March 28, 2022

Inspired by the film 'Turning Red', we're joined by Peggy Orenstein, a gender issues expert, to speak about helping kids understand the changes their bodies go through.

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Getting Beyond 'Respect Girls'

Monday, October 15, 2018

A year into the #MeToo Movement, New York Times journalist and author Peggy Orenstein talks about the conversations parents should have with their children.

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How Sexual Coercion and Rape Culture Surfaced in the 2016 Election

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Writer Peggy Orenstein on the feminist response to Donald Trump. 

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Good-Bye Gidget: Sex and Teen Girls Today

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Talking to teenagers about sex isn't easy. But when the alternatives are pornography or inadequate sex-ed programs, author Peggy Orenstein says parents have a good deal to teach.

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Beyond Pink Ribbons

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Peggy Orenstein, contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, and author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, questions the focus on breast cancer awareness and screening in light of the latest research, especially if it comes at the expense of research into treatment and a cure.

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Is Pixar's New Film Anti-Feminist?

Thursday, June 21, 2012

At last! After nearly 20 years and over a dozen films, Pixar is releasing their first film featuring a female lead. It’s called “Brave” and it’s being lauded by many critics as a film...

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Sugar and Spice?

Monday, February 28, 2011

For many young girls of a certain age, everything has to be pink, sparkly, and preferably accompanied by a tiara. Peggy Orenstein, journalist and author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, asks whether princess-mania is a developmental stage or a marketing-induced craze.

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