Girl Source: A Book by and for Young Women about Relationships, Rights, Futures, Bodies, Minds, and Souls

Let’s face it, it’s tough for teenagers to get straight answers about life’s important issues from parents and teachers. GIRLSOURCE bypasses well-meaning adults and goes straight to the source to give teenage girls the answers they are dying to know. Based on a survey of more than 500 young women, GIRLSOURCE addresses real-life topics like stress and depression, menstruation, sex, pregnancy, rape, drugs and alcohol, school, friendship, dating, college, work, and discrimination. Created by teens for teens, GIRLSOURCE reflects the diverse opinions, concerns, and experiences of young women today.“GIRLSOURCE is a very valuable contribution to women’s health literature. It is a straightforward and highly useful personal guide to help young women make responsible choices for their lives. It provides no-nonsense information about girls’ bodies, relationships, rights, and sexuality. The authoritative text on issues from menstruation and fertility to body image and sexual harassment celebrates diversity and is illuminated by the personal stories of young women trying to make good sense of their adolescent experiences.” —Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of Behind Every Choice Is a Story

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91) and index.

Based on a survey conducted by GirlSource, a nonprofit organization for at-risk young women, this guide offers in-depth discussions, advice, and options on more than 50 questions vital to young women today.

GIRLSOURCE Inc. was launched in 1998 as a nonprofit organization that provides meaningful employment and leadership opportunities for low-income young women, 14 to 18 years old. GirlSource, Inc. hires young women to create media and education products that express their voices and experiences and equips them with the life, leadership, and job skills they need to succeed.