Alpha Girls – the book

by Dan Kindlon PhD

… In his new book, Kindlon turns on its head the traditional views held by many social scientists that adolescent girls are psychologically disadvantaged compared to their male peers.

Instead, Kindlon finds in his research that American girls are by and large outstripping the boys who are their contemporaries in academic terms and in self-esteem levels, and in general increasingly appear to be better equipped to succeed. …

… the “young woman who is destined to be a leader. She is talented, highly motivated, and self-confident.” …

There’s a new type of teenage girl growing up in America today, and she is having a profound and beneficial influence on society. That’s the conclusion of Dr. Dan Kindlon, the widely respected child and adolescent psychologist and the coauthor of the bestseller Raising Cain. …

Amazon – Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World (2006)

I haven’t read this book. But the premise rings true. Girls growing up in 2011 are better off than those who grew up with me in the distant past.