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Under Pressure
Lisa Damour
Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls
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Under Pressure (2019) explores the particular challenges that school-aged girls face throughout their education, at home and in society at large. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a clinical psychologist, Lisa Damour explains how parents, teachers and mentors can help girls overcome the stress and anxiety that disproportionately affects young women.
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Lisa Damour, PhD is a clinical psychologist specializing in education and child development. She is also the Director of the Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls and the New York Times best-selling author of Untangled.
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- Parents hoping to brush up on their skills
- Feminists looking for fresh insights into female psychology
- Education professionals seeking to support female students
