Ophelia welcomes Liz Funk, author of Supergirls
March 1, 2009
by The New Agenda
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Ophelia has a super special guest Monday night: Liz Funk, the rising young feminist star whose new book, Supergirls Speak Out, hits bookstores this week.
Liz is only 20 years old, but she’s already a freelance journalist, speaker, blogger, feminist activist, and now author. Whew! She’s obviously the perfect person to tackle the phenomenon of “Supergirls”: young girls and women who feel compelled to overachieve in every area of life, from grades to career to body image. Liz (who had a book deal at 18 and was organizing social protests while still in high school) offers an insider’s view of this high-pressure world. As the book’s blurb says:
“Liz Funk’s Supergirls Speak Out sheds a disturbingly bright light on a condition that is spreading quickly from Generation X to Y—and even to little girls. Funk calls this being a “Supergirl,” i.e., a girl who believes that in order to be happy, she must excel at her job or career, have the best grades, wear the coolest clothes, date the best-looking boy, and have the perfect body size.
“Drawing from investigative research, candid interviews, personal anecdotes, and medical evidence, Funk discusses the dangerous effects of the phenomenon. Her book reveals ambitious, stressed-out women whose drive overwhelms every aspect of their lives: their body image, diet, exercise, school schedule, career choices, romantic relationships, and interactions with family and friends. Funk’s research reveals that Supergirls often feel the need to compete against not only everyone else, but themselves—a destructive habit that leads to depression and other emotional disorders.”
So grab your tea, coffee, water, wine or whisky and join us on Chewing the Fat with Ophelia on Monday, March 2 at 10 p.m. EST as Ophelia welcomes Liz Funk, recovering “supergirl”!
OT heads up. Here’s another woman we should check out and possibly support: Nancy-Ann DeParle
The Washington Post adds that “an administration source said it is likely that Obama will nominate someone else for a second post Daschle had created for himself: director of a new White House Office of Health Reform. One name mentioned for the job is former Clinton administration adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle, who would take over the effort to conceive, sell and implement a wide-ranging health-care overhaul.”
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Nice to see a young woman on Ophelia. I will check this out!
And funny, I was just talking about this topic with a friend today. It will be interesting to look at this from a feminist perspective.
Great Ophelia! Listen to the podcast if you missed it!
Agreed Thia. I learned so much from this weeks show. Both as a mother and a woman who wants to include Generation Y in TNA. All I can say is “WOW” – Liz was terrific.
This was a wonderful interview! Thank you for having this guest on. Perhaps this: http://pmsbuddy.com/
is one of the media “reasons” why the culture of anti feminism among young women is so accepted. That is mild compared to what is out there on sites that are targeted to young people. If young women want to go there they are given very sexist messages they must “ignore” or find “funny” to participate. I wish this interview had been longer and I hope the author will return again for more talks!
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