girls have long been woefully underestimated – but now they’re roaring back
- Written by Michelle Smith, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
Teenage girls are typically the least powerful and most underestimated group within Western cultures – where adults are seen as superior to children, and men are privileged above women. Girls can also provoke cultural fears and anxieties because they occupy a transitional space between childhood and adulthood.
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