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	'''Girl power''' generally can be taken to refer to empowered women and girls. It is often associated with pleasure or pride in some traditional elements of [[femininity]] (such as the color pink; flirting and sexuality; skirts, make-up, etc.), combined with hallmark elements of feminist empowerment: [[sexual agency]]; physical strength, self-defense, fighting, talking tough, and standing up for oneself; interest in women and girls as protagonists and significant characters in works of fiction.		'''Girl power''' generally can be taken to refer to empowered women and girls. It is often associated with pleasure or pride in some traditional elements of [[femininity]] (such as the color pink; flirting and sexuality; skirts, make-up, etc.), combined with hallmark elements of feminist empowerment: [[sexual agency]]; physical strength, self-defense, fighting, talking tough, and standing up for oneself; interest in women and girls as protagonists and significant characters in works of fiction.

	For instance, in music, the Spice Girls are frequently associated with the girl power movement. Numerous works which feature powerful girls have been cited as "girl power" works: [[The Powerpuff Girls]] is an American [[anime]]-style work featuring little girls with superpowers, and [[Sailor Moon]] is a manga/anime in the [[magical girl]] genre featuring [[Sailor Moon]] and other teenage girls who are responsible for protecting the world. [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] and [[Veronica Mars]] are popular TV series ~~in the~~ girl power ~~mode~~.		For instance, in music, the Spice Girls are frequently associated with the girl power movement. Numerous works which feature powerful girls have been cited as "girl power" works: [[The Powerpuff Girls]] is an American [[anime]]-style work featuring little girls with superpowers, and [[Sailor Moon]] is a manga/anime in the [[magical girl]] genre featuring [[Sailor Moon]] and other teenage girls who are responsible for protecting the world. [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] and [[Veronica Mars (TV series)\|Veronica Mars]] are popular TV series reflecting girl power feminism.

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'''Girl power''' (aka "grrl power" or "grrrl power") is a phrase associated with late 20th century and early 21st century feminism; with woman-centered cultural movements; and with certain marketing approaches to women and girls. It is in many ways a [[pride movement]] in response largely to sexist oppression and dismissal of women, but also to some extent in response to earlier feminist critiques of traditional femininity.

'''Girl power''' generally can be taken to refer to empowered women and girls. It is often associated with pleasure or pride in some traditional elements of [[femininity]] (such as the color pink; flirting and sexuality; skirts, make-up, etc.), combined with hallmark elements of feminist empowerment: [[sexual agency]]; physical strength, self-defense, fighting, talking tough, and standing up for oneself; interest in women and girls as protagonists and significant characters in works of fiction.

For instance, in music, the Spice Girls are frequently associated with the girl power movement. Numerous works which feature powerful girls have been cited as "girl power" works: [[The Powerpuff Girls]] is an American [[anime]]-style work featuring little girls with superpowers, and [[Sailor Moon]] is a manga/anime in the [[magical girl]] genre featuring [[Sailor Moon]] and other teenage girls who are responsible for protecting the world. [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] and [[Veronica Mars]] are popular TV series in the girl power mode.

See also:
* [[Riot grrrl]]
* [[Femme]]
* [[Power feminism]]
* [[Girl studies]]
* [[Girl culture]]
* [[Final girl]]
* [[Buffy studies]]

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