ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LETTER TO MY TEENAGE SELF
Introduction
GIRLS LIKE US
Part One
THE LOOSE GIRL
Chapter 1
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
Female Sexual Development
Chapter 2
BOY CRAZY
The Fantasy Girls Have about Boys
Chapter 3
THE UNHOLY TRINITY
The Virgin, the Slut, and the Empowered Girl
Chapter 4
BEST FRIENDS AND ROLE MODELS
Mothers and Loose Girls
Chapter 5
DADDY ISSUES
How Fathers Matter
Chapter 6
LOOSE GIRLS IN CONTEXT
Risks and Losses
Chapter 7
SAYING YES, SAYING NO
Consensual Sex and Rape
Chapter 8
BRAVE NEW WORLD
The Loose Girl Online
Part Two
GAINING POWER
Chapter 9
GROWN-UP GIRL
The Adult Loose Girl
Chapter 10
THE BEGINNING OF CHANGE
Chapter 11
WAVES
Protecting against Loose-Girl Behavior
Part Three
RESOURCES
APPENDIX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Copyright
Notes