Menstuff® has compiled the following information on Bullying for Girls.
What is
bullying? 
Why do
young women bully?
Why do
young women get bullied?
What
is cyber-bullying?
Many teens today, especially girls, use technology to bully others.
In fact, one study found that twice as many girls as boys had bullied
someone online. 20/20 did a special on this back in late 2006.
How can
bullying hurt you?
Can
being the bully hurt you?
How can
you stop bullying?
What is
hazing?
Are
you a bully? Take this quiz and find out
Are you being bullied? Take this quiz and find
out
Bullying
resources for Parents & Caregivers
Bullying
resources for Educators
For more information...girlshealth.gov
Glossary
Crossing
the Line 62 page pdf file on Sexual Harassment at School
Movie - Mean Girls
YouTube - Girls Gone Wild
Related Issues: Bullying,
Hazing
Young women bully:
Are
you a bully? Take this quiz and find out.
Pick the correct answer for each question.
Do you make mean faces or bad hand signs to others?
Yes
No
Do you spread rumors or say mean things about others behind their back?
Yes
No
Do you make fun of or tease other teens often?
Yes
No
Do you whisper secrets to a friend in front of another person and then not share the secret with him or her on purpose?
Yes
No
Have you purposely not invited someone to hang out with you and your friends?
Yes
No
Have you been or are you currently part of a clique that is exclusive about whom you can and cannot be friends with and has not let others join?
Yes
No
Do you often make fun of others because they are "different" from you or your friends? (Example: they have glasses, ugly clothes, bad hair, or a different race/ethnicity or religion).
Yes
No
Have you hazed another member of your sports team?
Yes
No
Have you ever threatened to hurt someone?
Yes
No
Have you ever punched, shoved, or hit another boy or girl?
Yes
No
Are
you being bullied? Take this quiz and find out.
Has someone made faces or bad hand signs to you?
Yes
No
Have other people spread rumors about you or said mean things about you?
Yes
No
Do others tease you?
Yes
No
Do people often whisper in front of you?
Yes
No
Have you been left out of games, activities, or eating lunch with other people?
Yes
No
Has a clique left you out and not let you be part of their clique?
Yes
No
Have you been made fun of because of your clothes, your hair, your glasses, your race or ethnicity, or your religion?
Yes
No
Have you been hazed on a sports team?
Yes
No
Has someone threatened to hurt you?
Yes
No
Has someone pushed, shoved, or hit you?
Yes
No
Source: www.girlshealth.gov/bullying/index.htm
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