February E-newsletter |
 | Ideal vs. Real: What Do I Want Out of a Relationship? by Tiffany Shavon Jules, PEP Young Women's Leadership Council As I was approaching my birthday this year, I started to think about when I made the conscious decision to compromise regarding my romantic relationships. During middle school, I remember making a detailed list of the qualities that I wanted in my future mate. |
 | Charge to Independence by Lindsay Swisher, PEP Young Women's Leadership Council It seems as if we've reached a place in life where, for the most part, independent women are recognized and celebrated. Look at women such as Mother Teresa, Hillary Clinton, Beyonc�, and many others. Yet even with these strong role models in our lives, are we prepared to brave the world on our own? |
 | Get With the Program by Bianca Velez, PEP Program Assistant I�m not a ho, I�m not a slut. I�m not a bitch, nor am I �his bitch�. But I am one of the many American teens whose sexual behavior has been portrayed as �rampant promiscuity�. |
 | What's Your Ideal Date? PEP Council Members and Staff Weigh In. What's an ideal date? We all have different ideas about what a date means, from spending time with a long-term partner to quality time with ourselves. Here are some different ways that we would construct our ideal dates. |
 | My New Year's Resolution: Practicing Good Consent by Lani Blechman, PEP Young Women's Leadership Council This year my new years resolution is to actively practice good consent. (Here's my working definition of consent: making sure it's alright before/during/after you initiate physical or sexual contact.) I didn't hear about consent until I started college a few years ago, but once I did it started changing how I looked at my own sexuality and how I have sex. |