http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/teen girls http://jezebel.com/tag/teen girls A new study shows teenage girls could face the worst harm from climate change. That's because families often pull their daughters out of school in times of extreme crisis, and may even sell them as so-called "famine brides." Girls also may not be taught the skills — like swimming or tree-climbing — they need to survive natural disasters. Study author Kelly Hawrylyshyn says, "I think it's a call to action … We can't just look at poor people as a homogenous whole but we need a more nuanced understanding of how people are influenced by climate change and tailor our responses to that." More »
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According to a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, binge drinking is more likely to affect teen girls than teen boys — due in part to the fact that the brains of young women develop before those of their male counterparts. More »
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After front-runner Pia Toscano was eliminated from American Idol Thursday night, people are drawing one simple conclusion: teen girls are responsible for this. More »
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Researchers have linked the rise in binge-drinking among teenage girls in the U.K. to an increase in their physical agression. Rather than addressing why young women are lashing out, experts say they just need to control themselves. More »
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Breaking news: Teenage girls have complex friendships. I know this not because I'm a teenage girl (I'm a gay man, actually, which I guess can be sort of the same thing) but because television and film told me so. More »
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I saw Easy A this weekend, and loved it. What I didn't love? Facing the reality that when it comes to girls and sex, we haven't come that far since the 17th century Puritanical days of Hester Prynne. More »
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• Ann Coulter has been dropped as the speaker for WorldNetDaily's "Taking America Back National Conference" because of her association with GOProud, a republican group that promotes same-sex rights. Coulter plans to speak at "HOMOCON" in late September.

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Self-respect is a dying art. This thought was solidified when I heard the latest gossip in my school of the sex video going around of a fellow female student with two other guys. More »
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•  Former first lady Laura Bush appeared on Larry King last night where she finally admitted that she doesn't agree with her husband on abortion and gay rights. Even though she could have taken a stronger stance: good for her. More »
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In a survey conducted partly by nonprofit organization Girls Inc., researchers took a look at the sexual behavior and attitudes of teenage girls — and maybe we can quit fretting over the "Pregnancy Pact" and Gossip Girl's latest hookups. More »
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Despite the stereotypes about women drivers, teen girls have always been charged less by insurance companies. But several new studies show that girls are getting more aggressive behind the wheel...and a lot less sober. More »
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• Paula Sladewski, a 26-year-old former model, was found "burned beyond recognition" in a dumpster in Miami. Police are searching for the murderer. North Miami police spokesman Neal Cuevas told CNN: More »
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Half of sexually active teenage girls living in urban areas could have an STI - most likely chlamydia - before the age of 15, according to a new study. In response, doctors urge earlier screening for sexually active teens. [Reuters] More »
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Fresh from the department of no shit studies: A recent survey of teen girls in the UK has found that receiving the HPV vaccine did not inspire them to have unsafe sex, but instead reminded them of the risks. [NewScientist] More »
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When we first checked out teen feminist blog The FBomb back in July, we were bummed to find so many adults bickering in the comments. Now, three months later, the site is finally becoming a community for teens. More »
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A new book asks: why are babysitters portrayed as slutty, evil bad girls? Well, probably a few reasons: More »
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While writing an advice book for teens, Kaz Cooke came up with some good advice for their parents, like that telling an 11-year-old who gets her first period "you're a woman now" is just creepy. More »
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Two Conde Nast titles feature Miley Cyrus this month. In Teen Vogue Miley's a wild child who thinks dating rules are dumb (but doesn't break them). In Glamour the "girl-woman" is openly dating a 20-year-old. More »
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14-year-old Zoe Smith has been dubbed the "strongest girl in Britain" after the 5'2, 126 pound girl lifted almost two thirds more than her body weight. More »
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Remember that 15-year-old girl from Ohio who was facing felony criminal charges because she sent nude photos of herself to her friends? Well, the little jokester reached an undisclosed agreement with prosecutors and will not have to register as a sex offender. However, apparently sharing racy photos of yourself is a trend with the Teens of Today: This month a 14-year-old girl in Michigan took photos of herself that showed "her genitals and her face" and shared them with her friends, which eventually ballooned to 200 people. [Wired] More »
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Girls' softball team comes to aid of injured opposing player; warms hearts nationwide. • Army woman given Silver Star for valor in combat; removed from Army camp because of gender ineligibility for said combat. • Suburb in Chile gives free Viagra to horny seniors. • Shocker: Men have varying sexual turn-ons. • Depressed gals suffer from dementia, depressed gents suffer strokes. • Ancient women in pre-Islamic Arabia had wide-ranging rights and freedoms. • No sex scandal will keep Ashley Dupre from embracing B & T roots. • Barbara Walters confesses to long-ago affair with U.S. Senator Edwards Brooke. • Boulder woman promises to never again dye her dog pink. • Poor Hispanic women eat better than poor blacks and whites. • Canada raises age of consent to 16, Degrassi Community School underclassmen complain. More »
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Here's a quote that gets under our skin: "I wish we could get a gorgeous model [on the cover] and make someone's career, but I can't risk that." That's courtesy of CosmoGirl! editor-in-chief Susan Schulz, via today's WWD. Here's the problem: The era of celebrities on the cover of magazines has got to end sometime. These things are cyclical, and the way to end one cycle and begin a new one is to have the balls — or the ovaries — it takes to make a change. The readers may be slow to catch on, but eventually they'll see: When there's a model on the cover of a teen magazine, suddenly the focus changes from the superficial Hollywood ideal to a truer, more realistic one. More »
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