First published 2016
Peggy Orenstein goes deep into the complex, contradictory sexual lives of modern teenage girls. From porn-informed expectations to consent struggles, she lays bare the hidden challenges girls face in a culture that both sexualizes and shames them. With empathy and insight, Orenstein illuminates the hard realities behind the gloss of girlhood, offering a necessary wake-up call about the state of sex and gender today.
Genres: gender-studies, adolescence, sexuality, non-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: social-issues
Period: 21st-century
325 pages · Kindle Edition · Harper Paperbacks
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, sexism