Bad Girls Rule: An Interdisciplinary Feminist Commentary on the Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls (Report‪)‬

On February 20, 2007, the American Psychological Association [APA] published the Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls (available at www.apa.org/pi/wpo/sexualization.html). An appointed task force of six psychologists and one public member joined together to fulfill the following charge: The Task Force will examine and summarize the best psychological theory, research, and clinical experience addressing the sexualization of girls via media and other cultural messages, including the prevalence of these messages and their impact on girls, and include attention to the role and impact of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The Task Force will produce a report, including recommendations for research, practice, education and training, policy, and public awareness. (APA, 2007a, p. 1)