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Peggy Orenstein is an American author known for her insightful exploration of women's growth and gender roles. Her work delves into the multifaceted identities and challenges faced by women in modern society, particularly the experiences of teenage girls and young women.

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“That said, pointing out inaccurate or unrealistic portrayals of women to younger grade school children-ages five to eight-does seem to be effective, when done judiciously:taking to little girls about body image and dieting, for example, can actually introduce them to disordered behavior rather than inoculating them against it. I may be taking a bit of a leap here, but to me all this indicated that if you are creeped out about the characters fromMonster High, it is fine to keep them out of your house.”

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Book:Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

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“It is one thing, I was discovering, to think, "Maybe I won't have kids," and quite another to be told, "Maybe you can't." This is how impatience turns to desperation.”

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Book:Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother

Source: Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother

“Maybe I wanted children, maybe I didn't, but I wanted the decision to be a choice, not a mandate. Last time I checked, childlessness was only supposed to be a condition of career advancement for nuns.”

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Book:Waiting for Daisy: The True Story of One Couple's Quest to Have a Baby

Source: Waiting for Daisy: The True Story of One Couple's Quest to Have a Baby