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Tomboys mix of sports and style challenges gender norms
The piece profiles 11 year old Megan from Mesa Arizona who eschews makeup and frills to play tackle football and skate. It cites researchers like Eleanor Maccoby Diane Gill and Melissa Lavitt on how active girls gain confidence from sports and social expectations. Arizona experts and students share experiences of tomboys thriving in male and mixed environments.
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Egan Mooney
Megan
Franklin Fast Elementary
Mesa, Ariz
Pople
Eleanor I. Maccoby
Stanford University
Maccoby
Diane Gill
University of North Carolina
Gill
Melissa Lavitt
School of Social Work
Arizona State University West
Lavitt
Kim Rupert
Kearny
Ariz
Rupert
Mesa
Arizona State University
Pete Lesar
Mesa (Ariz.) High School
Red Mountain High School
Arizona
Jodi Norton
Mesa High
Norton