WYNC: Girls and Power in the Age of Trump
For many women and girls, Nov. 9 was a primal scream kind of moment.
Hillary Clinton conceded to Donald Trump after an election cycle that churned up issues of misogyny, sexual assault and "locker-room talk." It was a day that a woman with experience in government and international affairs lost a job to a man with none.
In her concession speech, Clinton addressed girls in particular.
"Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams," she said.
In the post-election world, girls and young women must believe in their value and power with even more conviction, all while girding themselves for encountering sexism, said Shauna Pomerantz, an associate professor focusing on girlhood and youth culture at Brock University in Ontario. She co-authored the recent book, Smart Girls, which delves into what Pomerantz calls the myth of post-feminism.