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achived URL: http://www.pbs.org/engage/live-chats/12-09-20...

event website URL: http://www.pbs.org/engage/live-chats/12-09-20...

start date and time: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 4:00 PM

end date and time: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 5:00 PM

categories:   children & family   literary   interactive discussion   women's interest

event description:

interactive text discussion (without audio or video) -

PBS Engage presents a live chat with Rachel Simmons, author of the New York Times bestselling book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Ms. Simmons also serves as an expert advisor in the creation of the Guide to Understanding and Raising Girls section of the PBS website. Ms. Simmons works around the world with girls, their parents, and their teachers to help empower girls and to help reduce bullying.

Post a question at the event website for Ms. Simmons before or during the live chat.

PBS Engage is an initiative for PBS to experiment with social media.

Visit the Guide to Understanding and Raising Girls website at:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisinggirls/

sponsor's website: http://www.pbs.org/