Article When it comes to the Internet, teenage girls are extremely computer-savvy, but also emotionally vulnerable and disturbed by how frequently they are exposed to sexual content online, according to a study from the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), conducted with the assistance of Girl Games, Inc.

   Computer-savvy girls are considered "smart," "fun," and "social" by those in the study, and most agree that girls who do not spend time on the computer risk being regarded as unqualified for good jobs in the future. Girls use the Internet as an outlet to express intense emotions and build social self-confidence, and said they find their online experiences mainly positive, empowering, and safe.

   However, the study found that sometimes they rely too much on their own judgment in making decisions about how to behave online. When asked how they know what is safe or unsafe behavior on the Internet, 84% cited their own common sense; 51% stated learning from parents; and four percent said "nothing is that bad online because it's not really real." (Multiple responses were permitted.) Unfortunately for some teenage girls, common sense does not always protect them. The Net Effect found that: 

· Thirty percent of online respondents reported that they had been sexually harassed in a chat room.

· Only seven percent informed their mothers or fathers about the harassment, most fearing their parents would overreact and ban them from computer usage altogether.

· Most girls try to avoid pornographic sites, calling them "disturbing," but say they are frequently spammed or end up on these sites accidentally.

· Some fail to see online crime as serious because it is in the realm of cyberspace.

   "Girls are extremely aware of Internet dangers, but feel that parents underestimate their level of awareness about online risks," explains Whitney Roban, lead researcher of the study. She cites girls' desire for adults fully to understand their online lives as one of the key findings: "Girls want to continue to enjoy the benefits of the Internet, and they want to do it safely."

   Girls concede that they think they can do many inappropriate things online without their parents' knowledge. Eighty-six percent said they could chat in a chat room with parents' knowledge; 57% could read parents' e-mail; and 54% could carry on a cyber affair. While girls report rarely entering into cyber romances, they often think about cyber relationships. They usually don't discuss these feelings with parents because they sense they won't be understood. At the same time, most girls think they are "too smart" to do bad things, but feel that they deserve more trust from their parents.

From: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2685_130/ai_87706330/Accessed May 18, 2011.

   Article When it comes to the Internet, teenage girls are extremely computer-savvy, but also emotionally vulnerable and disturbed by how frequently they are exposed to sexual content online, according to a study from the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), conducted with the assistance of Girl Games, Inc.

   Computer-savvy girls are considered "smart," "fun," and "social" by those in the study, and most agree that girls who do not spend time on the computer risk being regarded as unqualified for good jobs in the future. Girls use the Internet as an outlet to express intense emotions and build social self-confidence, and said they find their online experiences mainly positive, empowering, and safe.

   However, the study found that sometimes they rely too much on their own judgment in making decisions about how to behave online. When asked how they know what is safe or unsafe behavior on the Internet, 84% cited their own common sense; 51% stated learning from parents; and four percent said "nothing is that bad online because it's not really real." (Multiple responses were permitted.) Unfortunately for some teenage girls, common sense does not always protect them. The Net Effect found that: 

· Thirty percent of online respondents reported that they had been sexually harassed in a chat room.

· Only seven percent informed their mothers or fathers about the harassment, most fearing their parents would overreact and ban them from computer usage altogether.

· Most girls try to avoid pornographic sites, calling them "disturbing," but say they are frequently spammed or end up on these sites accidentally.

· Some fail to see online crime as serious because it is in the realm of cyberspace.

   "Girls are extremely aware of Internet dangers, but feel that parents underestimate their level of awareness about online risks," explains Whitney Roban, lead researcher of the study. She cites girls' desire for adults fully to understand their online lives as one of the key findings: "Girls want to continue to enjoy the benefits of the Internet, and they want to do it safely."

   Girls concede that they think they can do many inappropriate things online without their parents' knowledge. Eighty-six percent said they could chat in a chat room with parents' knowledge; 57% could read parents' e-mail; and 54% could carry on a cyber affair. While girls report rarely entering into cyber romances, they often think about cyber relationships. They usually don't discuss these feelings with parents because they sense they won't be understood. At the same time, most girls think they are "too smart" to do bad things, but feel that they deserve more trust from their parents.

From: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2685_130/ai_87706330/Accessed May 18, 2011.

The Medal is awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute for outstanding contributions to anthropology, with an emphasis on fieldwork and a significant body of theoretical literature.

Shaping global conversations

Professor Mookherjee is Co-Director of our Institute of Advanced Studies, and her interdisciplinary work explores how societies remember violence and imagine fairer futures.

Her research spans war crimes tribunals, memorials, wartime sexual violence, graphic ethnography, digital surveillance and nearly three decades of fieldwork in Bangladesh.

Using ethnography and visual storytelling, Professor Mookherjee examines how memories of conflict shape politics, aesthetics, and ethics today.

Her work has shaped global conversations on ethical testimonies, public memories and gendered violence during conflict.

It has contributed substantially to the well-being of survivors and ethical discussions on sexual violence during conflict.

Far reaching concepts

In 2022, Professor Mookherjee theorised and edited the volume 'On Irreconciliation' to explore the politics of non-forgiveness, justice and the possibilities of accountability after conflict.

The work allowed an important examination of the rule of law within processes of unresolved genocidal injustices, debates relating to enslavement, memorialisation, removal of statues and institutional responses to bullying and harassment.

The concept of Irreconciliation has had extensive interdisciplinary interest and resonance.

Professor Mookherjee was invited to deliver the 2023 Firth lecture?on this theme at the Association of Social Anthropology of UK's annual conference.?

The lecture generated discussions among those researching genocide, state violence, reparative justice as well as those working on climate change and mental health.

The theoretical frameworks has been widely deployed by academic and non-academic communities within and beyond anthropology.

Professor Mookherjee is currently preparing a book on the 'Arts of Irreconciliation and the Futuring of Bangladesh' covering the debates of the liberation war of the country and the 2024 uprising.

Prestigious award

Professor Mookherjee said she was honoured to receive the 2025 Rivers Memorial Medal, adding: "The research among various communities has meant so much for my learning, thinking, writing and teaching.

"I am absolutely delighted with this recognition.

"For various survivor communities a critique of the symbolic performance of redressal has become very important.

"This creates the possibility of not only registering the impact of violence.

"It also creates a political space for them in the face of the corrosive realities that the lack of acknowledgement of injustice engenders.

"It is also important to critically understand various forms of irreconciliation and victimhood."

https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/08/professornayanika-mookherjee-awarded-top-anthropology-honour-/

The Medal is awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute for outstanding contributions to anthropology, with an emphasis on fieldwork and a significant body of theoretical literature.

Shaping global conversations

Professor Mookherjee is Co-Director of our Institute of Advanced Studies, and her interdisciplinary work explores how societies remember violence and imagine fairer futures.

Her research spans war crimes tribunals, memorials, wartime sexual violence, graphic ethnography, digital surveillance and nearly three decades of fieldwork in Bangladesh.

Using ethnography and visual storytelling, Professor Mookherjee examines how memories of conflict shape politics, aesthetics, and ethics today.

Her work has shaped global conversations on ethical testimonies, public memories and gendered violence during conflict.

It has contributed substantially to the well-being of survivors and ethical discussions on sexual violence during conflict.

Far reaching concepts

In 2022, Professor Mookherjee theorised and edited the volume 'On Irreconciliation' to explore the politics of non-forgiveness, justice and the possibilities of accountability after conflict.

The work allowed an important examination of the rule of law within processes of unresolved genocidal injustices, debates relating to enslavement, memorialisation, removal of statues and institutional responses to bullying and harassment.

The concept of Irreconciliation has had extensive interdisciplinary interest and resonance.

Professor Mookherjee was invited to deliver the 2023 Firth lecture?on this theme at the Association of Social Anthropology of UK's annual conference.?

The lecture generated discussions among those researching genocide, state violence, reparative justice as well as those working on climate change and mental health.

The theoretical frameworks has been widely deployed by academic and non-academic communities within and beyond anthropology.

Professor Mookherjee is currently preparing a book on the 'Arts of Irreconciliation and the Futuring of Bangladesh' covering the debates of the liberation war of the country and the 2024 uprising.

Prestigious award

Professor Mookherjee said she was honoured to receive the 2025 Rivers Memorial Medal, adding: "The research among various communities has meant so much for my learning, thinking, writing and teaching.

"I am absolutely delighted with this recognition.

"For various survivor communities a critique of the symbolic performance of redressal has become very important.

"This creates the possibility of not only registering the impact of violence.

"It also creates a political space for them in the face of the corrosive realities that the lack of acknowledgement of injustice engenders.

"It is also important to critically understand various forms of irreconciliation and victimhood."

https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/08/professornayanika-mookherjee-awarded-top-anthropology-honour-/

The Medal is awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute for outstanding contributions to anthropology, with an emphasis on fieldwork and a significant body of theoretical literature.

Shaping global conversations

Professor Mookherjee is Co-Director of our Institute of Advanced Studies, and her interdisciplinary work explores how societies remember violence and imagine fairer futures.

Her research spans war crimes tribunals, memorials, wartime sexual violence, graphic ethnography, digital surveillance and nearly three decades of fieldwork in Bangladesh.

Using ethnography and visual storytelling, Professor Mookherjee examines how memories of conflict shape politics, aesthetics, and ethics today.

Her work has shaped global conversations on ethical testimonies, public memories and gendered violence during conflict.

It has contributed substantially to the well-being of survivors and ethical discussions on sexual violence during conflict.

Far reaching concepts

In 2022, Professor Mookherjee theorised and edited the volume 'On Irreconciliation' to explore the politics of non-forgiveness, justice and the possibilities of accountability after conflict.

The work allowed an important examination of the rule of law within processes of unresolved genocidal injustices, debates relating to enslavement, memorialisation, removal of statues and institutional responses to bullying and harassment.

The concept of Irreconciliation has had extensive interdisciplinary interest and resonance.

Professor Mookherjee was invited to deliver the 2023 Firth lecture?on this theme at the Association of Social Anthropology of UK's annual conference.?

The lecture generated discussions among those researching genocide, state violence, reparative justice as well as those working on climate change and mental health.

The theoretical frameworks has been widely deployed by academic and non-academic communities within and beyond anthropology.

Professor Mookherjee is currently preparing a book on the 'Arts of Irreconciliation and the Futuring of Bangladesh' covering the debates of the liberation war of the country and the 2024 uprising.

Prestigious award

Professor Mookherjee said she was honoured to receive the 2025 Rivers Memorial Medal, adding: "The research among various communities has meant so much for my learning, thinking, writing and teaching.

"I am absolutely delighted with this recognition.

"For various survivor communities a critique of the symbolic performance of redressal has become very important.

"This creates the possibility of not only registering the impact of violence.

"It also creates a political space for them in the face of the corrosive realities that the lack of acknowledgement of injustice engenders.

"It is also important to critically understand various forms of irreconciliation and victimhood."

https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/08/professornayanika-mookherjee-awarded-top-anthropology-honour-/

The Medal is awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute for outstanding contributions to anthropology, with an emphasis on fieldwork and a significant body of theoretical literature.

Shaping global conversations

Professor Mookherjee is Co-Director of our Institute of Advanced Studies, and her interdisciplinary work explores how societies remember violence and imagine fairer futures.

Her research spans war crimes tribunals, memorials, wartime sexual violence, graphic ethnography, digital surveillance and nearly three decades of fieldwork in Bangladesh.

Using ethnography and visual storytelling, Professor Mookherjee examines how memories of conflict shape politics, aesthetics, and ethics today.

Her work has shaped global conversations on ethical testimonies, public memories and gendered violence during conflict.

It has contributed substantially to the well-being of survivors and ethical discussions on sexual violence during conflict.

Far reaching concepts

In 2022, Professor Mookherjee theorised and edited the volume 'On Irreconciliation' to explore the politics of non-forgiveness, justice and the possibilities of accountability after conflict.

The work allowed an important examination of the rule of law within processes of unresolved genocidal injustices, debates relating to enslavement, memorialisation, removal of statues and institutional responses to bullying and harassment.

The concept of Irreconciliation has had extensive interdisciplinary interest and resonance.

Professor Mookherjee was invited to deliver the 2023 Firth lecture?on this theme at the Association of Social Anthropology of UK's annual conference.?

The lecture generated discussions among those researching genocide, state violence, reparative justice as well as those working on climate change and mental health.

The theoretical frameworks has been widely deployed by academic and non-academic communities within and beyond anthropology.

Professor Mookherjee is currently preparing a book on the 'Arts of Irreconciliation and the Futuring of Bangladesh' covering the debates of the liberation war of the country and the 2024 uprising.

Prestigious award

Professor Mookherjee said she was honoured to receive the 2025 Rivers Memorial Medal, adding: "The research among various communities has meant so much for my learning, thinking, writing and teaching.

"I am absolutely delighted with this recognition.

"For various survivor communities a critique of the symbolic performance of redressal has become very important.

"This creates the possibility of not only registering the impact of violence.

"It also creates a political space for them in the face of the corrosive realities that the lack of acknowledgement of injustice engenders.

"It is also important to critically understand various forms of irreconciliation and victimhood."

https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2025/08/professornayanika-mookherjee-awarded-top-anthropology-honour-/