Eps 513: Growing our teen’s awareness around sexism with Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein

My guest today is Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein and we’re talking about sexism and our daughters.   Dr. Finkelstein kicks us off by sharing how a pink hockey stick impacted her childhood and inspired her to speak about sexism & gender bias. I ask what intergenerational transmission of sexism is, and Dr. Finkelstein helps me deconstruct an incident I had with Ronan about how she was dressing in 8th grade.    We ponder on how we can raise strong women in a patriarchal society that can be violent towards women without victimizing our girls or instilling fear and how to navigate bodily autonomy in a world where their bodies sometimes are not safe and don’t feel like their own. It’s you and your daughter against the unfairness of the patriarchy & the culture, not each other!  I ask Dr. Finkelstein what messaging young girls are receiving from media & pop culture right now, how we can teach & encourage young women to stand up for themselves & feel empowered without putting themselves in danger, and how we can have meaningful conversations with them men & boys in our life about sexism & patriarchy.    Takeaways from the show The intergenerational transmission of sexism  The “battle” between moms & daughters about clothing  How do we raise strong women in a patriarchal society that can be violent towards women without victimizing our girls?  People get harassed (and worse) regardless of what they wear  Fostering a healthy sense of entitlement in young women  What messages are girls and young women receiving from pop culture and media right now?  Raising boys who are sensitive to sexism and male privilege For more show notes, including transcripts, please visit our website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices