Beauty Products Chemicals Can Speed Up Puberty For Girls

Bella Breakdown Recent studies indicated that chemicals commonly found in beauty products could speed up puberty in girls. As of late, scientists from the University of California at Berkeley carried out an experiment, published in the Human Reproductive Journal, to determine how early environmental exposures affect childhood development. According to the researchers, “Over the past 20 years, studies have shown that girls and possibly boys have been experiencing puberty at progressively younger ages.” The researchers stated that “This is troubling news, as earlier age at puberty has been linked with increased risk of mental illness, breast and ovarian cancer...

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A Letter To Freckled Girls

Dear Freckled Girls, It’s okay to show off those little brown freckles you have all over your face and body. I know that you might have gotten made fun of in middle school. Kids didn’t tend to be nice about freckles, and would accuse you of having spots of dirt on your face. Your mom might have tried to make you feel about them, calling them “angel kisses”. When you got old enough to wear makeup, you might have done everything in your power to cover your freckles. Foundation may have become your best friend as you attempted to...

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Teaching Young Girls to Demand Equality

An Important Lesson in Raising Equality Driven Young Women I have a vivid memory of being in an elementary class one day. My teacher had a request over the PA system to send a student down to the main office to pick up a box. Well, any excuse to get out of the classroom and do something different was something any of us kids would want. So, all of our ears perked up. However, my teacher was not always fair. She asked any STRONG BOYS to raise their hand and volunteer if they wanted to go to the office...

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Empowering Women and Girls with STEM

Bella Breakdown Anne-Marie Imafidon is a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education advocate. She believes that by allowing young girls to experience the power of knowledge they can then go on to achieve momentous things in the technology industry. Anne-Marie found a passion for technology early in life by typing on her father’s computer at the age of 4 years old. At the age of 10, Anne-Marie became one of the youngest people ever to pass a GCSE exam, the UK equivalent to the GED test. She learned how to create and play with technology and these early...

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Lena Dunham’s Vogue Cover Is Here And It’s Beautiful

  Bella Breakdown It’s here and it’s stunning! We’re talking about Lena Dunham’s Vogue cover of course! The Girls creator and star strikes a dynamic wide-eyed pose in a red and white polka-dot top while grasping at her collar on the cover of Vogue’s February issue. What we love about this picture is that it really screams “Lena”. No need for crazy couture or outlandish props, just Lena front and center doing her thing. We applaud Vogue for debuting such a stunning shot of the multi-talented and empowering female icon. The “Girls” star opened up to Vogue about the...

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