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Hello and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a podcast produced by the American Psychological Association.

I'm your host, Audrey Hamilton.

In this episode, I talk with a psychologist about bringing feminism to young girls and teens,

who are coming of age in a challenging time.

So there's all these things that show that, hey show that, hey, we're equal and we've succeeded

and we've arrived.

And yet, obviously, we can look around our culture and see that we still have a long way to go.

More than previous generations, today's teens are being brought up to believe girls can do anything.

But they still face the challenges of being a teenage girl.

And that does include increased rates of depression and low self-esteem.

But according to our guest, feminist psychological theory and practice could be used to better support teenage girls while giving them the courage to face the challenges of adolescence.

Music of adolescence. Gail Pittman is a psychology and women's gender studies professor at Sacramento City College.

She's also a children's book author and has written several books published by Imagination Press,

focusing on LGBTQ issues for children.

Her latest book is called Feminism A to Z. It's a hands-on introduction for teens and tweens

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