Girls & Sex
Young women talk frankly about sex, and a journalist asks why so many are shortchanged by it.
Peggy Orenstein interviewed dozens of young women in high school and college about their experiences of sex, from hookup culture and pornography to consent and pleasure. She finds that many girls feel entitled to take part in sex but not to enjoy it, and calls on parents and schools to talk with them far more honestly.
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