Wanted: Confident Girls

GIRLS SAY THEY FEEL: PRESSURED. BULLIED. UNSURE OF THEIR BODIES**. WANTED CONFIDENT GIRLS ACCORDING TO A SURVEY* OF OVER 2,000 U.S. ADULTS OVER AGE 18 ihreat to GIRLS' positive self-image". BULLIESare biggest 45% say a positive role model is THE BIGGEST asset to a young girl's development of a healthy self-image." followed by DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE and others 1 in 5 think FRIENDSHIP SKILLS or GOAL SETTINGare biggest assets to a girl's self-image" SO WHAT ELSE IS THERE" 74% UNREALISTIC IMAGES of women in the media 69% inappropriate SOCIAL MEDIA use WE Like 74% POOR RELATIONSHIPS with parents FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA is top Role Model for girls of those listed." (1 out of 2 adults) BEST FOR GIRLS' SELF-IMAGE" YEP, THE MEDIA 42% Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas 45% Positive Role Models 4 OUT OF 5 41% Oprah Healthy Friendships 18% 18% Goal Setting women say unrealistic images of women in SEARCH 36% Sonia Sotomayor the media are threat Supreme Court Justice to girls' positive self-image 23% Marissa Mayer POST 16% Sheryl Sandberg 10% Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen YOU SHARED WHAT? Men are more likely than women to name business execs Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg as role models for girls." 69% of adults think inappropriate photos/text messages threaten a girl's positive self-image" HUH. REALLY? 4% of young adults (ages 18-34) picked Miley Cyrus as a role model for young girls Thngot yo und whof the ings teatstth deefape o GENaustin oing womennthe pubicee debele aepee ie mode for s underGelecttplyalay e Oam COL Ompic p Gy D IS Ch Wey Spreme Cout tice Sona eom O Fatk Co0 Sher Santer ol CO Maria Maer CN: faon rene Mary aneandy n Oinger y Cyr fenand wen 4 elected Sonia Soer e mode nected Nder Sader peeod GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK for young pri, ompared wh 20 and 1of woen pectiv eeyin Unitad uby ri ae on b of G , O. 37, 2. w0t a S4 parofacd uder Oriney net bed on probbitymple nd erfore e tme of theeticalpling er can be calculaed Complete vey wadogwgngva, caat a on ngcomOr c G 20o Loveo 2 E Suvey 204