Girls are taught to aim for marriage and admire the institution of marriage in a way that they don't do other things. And really traditional communities like evangelical Christian communities, they're taught to be help meets for their future husbands. So I think that kind of self-esteem starts to wear down for girls early on.
In this installment of the podcast, the crew talks about what’s in the debt ceiling agreement, why polls on the debt ceiling have been straight-up contradictory and what could happen if the legislation isn’t passed by next Monday. They also discuss the significant increase in laws involving sexuality and gender in Republican-led states and what Americans think about them. And Galen speaks with senior writer Monica Potts about her new book, "The Forgotten Girls."
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