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Friday essay: girls have long been woefully underestimated – but now they’re roaring back

By Michelle Smith, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University

Girls’ interests are too often trivialised or dismissed … but passionate, driven girls are making an impact – from Greta Thunberg to 14-year-old skateboarding gold medallist Arisa Trew.

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