Change it Up:What Girls Say About Redefining Leadership 
GirlScouts Executive Summary

Saving the World's Women
NY Times: By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN
How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything
Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State of Self-Esteem
Washington DC, Key Findings- Real Girls Real Pressure

SchoolGirl. Young Women, Self Esteem and the Confidence Gap.
Book by; Peggy Orenstein
Abstract: A survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) polled 3,000 boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15 years regarding their attitudes toward self, school, family, and friends. Results confirmed that the passage into adolescence is marked by a girl's loss of confidence in herself and her abilities. The AAUW discovered that the most dramatic gender gap in self-esteem is in the area of competence.

Raising kids' esteem: Healthy dose of self-worth is critical
Article: By Janie Magruder
Young teens are constantly being told they're growing up, adding pressures of new responsibilities, certain rights and advantages, and expected behaviors they may not be ready for.

Many Potential Leaders of Tomorrow Reject the Role
Article by: Laure Sessions Step, Washington Post
"The millennial generation has ambivalent, even negative, feelings about formal leadership," said Peter Levine, director of a nonpartisan research center at the University of Maryland.

Adolescent Girls and Body Image
Article by: National Association of Social Workers
Many adolescent girls believe physical appearance is a major part of their self-esteem and their body is a major sense of self (American Association of University Women, 1991). The experience of body dissatisfaction can lead to poor health habits and low self-esteem.

Advertising Assult: Women Awaken from Media Induced Slumber
Article by: Stephanie Kristal
In this country, low self- esteem and poor body image among young women is incredibly high as compared to young men. Research shows that by the age of 13, 53% of American girls are unhappy about their bodies and that by age 17, 78% are dissatisfied. This is no wonder when you look at the obsession with thinness in this culture. Self magazine, July 2005 issue, features the following copy on its cover - 75 Sneaky Summer Diet Tricks, There’s Still Time! Remake Your Shape, The Natural Way To Get Slim, Summer Sexy Thighs And Butt..