Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, and Jane Lynch are doing it, and now Germ is doing it too. We’re pledging to Ban Bossy. Leanin.Org and Girls Scouts …
Germ Girl of the Month: Jenny Tompkins
Name: Jenny Tompkins Grade: Senior at Romulus Central High School, Romulus, NY In a small town named Romulus in the wine country of Western New …
Quality Over Quantity
Remember elementary school when everybody knew each other? We all played the same games and went to the same birthday parties, and, with the exception …
Blind Them With Science: Why We Need More Girls In Science
Recently my 15-year-old daughter and I had a free Saturday afternoon, so we decided to watch the movie Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. …
How to Find What You Love to Do
At some point in our adolescent years people will ask, what are you going to do with your life? What are you going to major …
“To Be or Not to Be”: Why is This the Question?
Don’t worry, Germies. Today will not be a long lecture on the character Hamlet and his descent into madness—even though my mind has been heavily …
Waste of Time?
Q: Dear Lara – I’m finishing up my freshman year in college, and this past year I discovered something…I love drama. By drama, I mean …
Let’s Just Be Friends
Q: “How are you supposed to deal with guys that you consider friends, but you find out that they like you even though you don’t …
“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”
If I’m going to be honest, it all started with Doctor Who. I was seven, spending the summer in England, and my father got it …