Read more girls stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10046/girls.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74149/daughters-are-great-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAaron Traister is thrilled to have a daughter—“I was just as excited about my daughter as I was about my son,” he writes. “And she's even better out of the belly.” But the nagging preference for male children in our society has him doubting his own emotions. “If she...http://www.newser.com/story/74149/daughters-are-great-but.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74108/plastics-feminizing-baby-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPregnant women's exposure to plastics is "feminizing" the baby boys they give birth to, researchers have found. Heightened in utero exposure to plastics is linked to reduced interest by boys in "rough and tumble" play and also to more typically masculine toys, like trucks, trains and guns, found the study...http://www.newser.com/story/74108/plastics-feminizing-baby-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 5:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConstruction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took education...http://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71556/the-new-video-gamer-is-a-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 2001, women and girls constituted just 12% of video gamers; now, fully 40% of game players are female, and the gaming industry has taken notice. EA, Sony, Nintendo, and several other companies are rolling out new products catering to girls, from a dancing game to a Hannah Montana adventure...http://www.newser.com/story/71556/the-new-video-gamer-is-a-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 8:23:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67687/dutch-move-to-block-teens-around-the-world-solo-sail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDutch authorities have gone to court to demand custody of a 13-year-old girl to block her planned solo sail around the world, reports the BBC. The girl's parents have already been denied permission for her to miss two years of school for the adventure. Laura Dekker, who has sailed since...http://www.newser.com/story/67687/dutch-move-to-block-teens-around-the-world-solo-sail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 2:15:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66171/girls-play-mom-with-breastfeeding-doll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf urinating and burping toys aren’t enough, a Spanish doll provides simulated breastfeeding, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Bebé Glotón, which translates to Baby Glutton, comes with a halter top for the doll's owner, and it's equipped with a pair of flowers that take on the role of nipples. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66171/girls-play-mom-with-breastfeeding-doll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64662/girls-bond-boys-compete-brain-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver wonder why girls are so fixated on swapping friendship bracelets? They may just be wired that way, according to a new study. Using MRIs to look inside tweens' and teens' brains, researchers found that one-on-one interactions got girls’ synapses firing, Time reports. Boys focused less on other individuals than...http://www.newser.com/story/64662/girls-bond-boys-compete-brain-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61889/uk-women-more-prone-to-boozing-brawling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a sign of a growing “binge-drinking ladette culture,” fines for being drunk and disorderly have soared 30% over two years among British women, the Daily Telegraph reports—faster than among men. Fines to underage girls have risen by half, and a report says a quarter of violent attacks involve...http://www.newser.com/story/61889/uk-women-more-prone-to-boozing-brawling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 10:46:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61894/asian-boy-bias-skewing-us-birth-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times . Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second daughter,...http://www.newser.com/story/61894/asian-boy-bias-skewing-us-birth-stats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 4:11:07 CDT