Melissa Wardy
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Advocate & Author Fighting Gender Stereotypes and Sexualization in Childhood
Melissa Atkins Wardy is the author of “Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween”. She is also the creator and owner of Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies, a company that has been offering empowering apparel and gifts to full of awesome kids since 2009 www.pigtailpals.com. Wardy educates tens of thousands of parents all over the world on media literacy, sexualization, and gender stereotypes in childhood.