Digest

Since 1995, 10 issues of Girls Ask For Attention! have been put out. The editorial staff today consists of freelancers: high school and college students, university graduates working on a voluntary basis. Each issue is devoted to one pressing social issue, such as human rights, drug addiction, violence against women, youth employment, youth and politics, girls and state-of-the-art technologies. The magazine is distributed free of charge among the city’s educational institutions and women’s organizations in Russia and worldwide. The English-Russian digest consists of the best selection of materials ever published in the magazine Girls Ask For Attention. Assisted by the Soros Foundation, specially for the participants of the 9th International Women’s Forum AWID.

Contents:

THE IMAGE OF A FEMALE CONTEMPORARY – WHO CREATES IT?(Digest of publications in periodicals) 2 issue of the magazine

I WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE 3 issue of the magazine

A SERIOUS TALK: YOUTH AND VENEREAL DISEASES 4 issue of the magazine

‘LADIES’ CHOICE’ DANCE ON THE RING 4 issue of the magazine

THERE IS NO HUSHING UP 5 issue of the magazine

SIX WAYS TO INDEPENDENCE 6 issue of the magazine

YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT 6 issue of the magazine

WHAT ROADS ARE OPEN TO THE YOUNG? 7 issue of the magazine

GIRLS FIGHTING: EXTRAORDINARY OR COMMONPLACE? 9 issue of the magazine

GIRLS WILL BUILD CITIES 9 issue of the magazine

THE IMAGE OF A RUSSIAN PROGRAMMER 10 issue of the magazine