Girl Power – Not Girl Put-down By Danielle Mackson, 10th grade
Women have fought painfully hard through the years to achieve equality with men. So why do retailers have to create clothing that belittles girls? T-shirts have recently been created that demean females and send the wrong message about their intelligence. J.C. Penney released a line of girls’ T-shirts that read: “I’m too pretty to do my homework so my brother has to do it for me.” Why would anyone want to portray an image of herself in this way? >> Read Rest of Article
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Role Models Today Writing Contest.
First Place: Cheyenne Stewart, Grade 11 1st place received $100 and is eligible for publication on RMT Second Place: Keaton Scanlon, Grade 11 2nd place received $50 and is eligible for publication on RMT Third Place: Erin Jacobs, Grade 11 3rd place received $50 and is eligible for publication on RMT
Women have fought painfully hard through the years to achieve equality with men. So why do retailers have to create clothing that belittles girls? T-shirts have recently been created that demean females and send the wrong message about their intelligence. J.C. Penney released a line of girls’ T-shirts that read: “I’m too pretty to do my homework so my brother has to do it for me.” Why would anyone want to portray an image of herself in this way? 
First Place: Cheyenne Stewart, Grade 11
