"It's important for mothers to recognize that their daughters are psychologically different from them."

Dr. Kindlon wrote the above quote, and it has bothered me long after I read past the page. The premise of this book is based on the new phenomenon of the alpha girl. I don't really believe that the alpha girl is a new phenomenon. Nor do I believe that these alpha girls are polar opposites of their mothers. Kindlon focuses a lot on the way the alpha girl emulates or imitates that actions or characteristics associated with the male. Why does it have to be considered a male characteristic. I think that saying that alpha girls view the world differently from their mothers is not true. Just as progress and inclusion and "tolerance" has progressed all across society, so have progressions in gender relations and achievement. Believing that alpha girls have more a sense of entitlement than their mothers just doesn't gel with me. I see these alpha girls that may not have experienced sexism or have tools in their arsenal to combat it, but they know that sexism exists. I just can't imagine that girls who pride themselves so much on academic success, would turn their noses up at studying the women and the struggles that made their dreams possible. I personally believe the things I believe about what women can do, and what I can do as a female from the example of my mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. While their experiences to some extent were vastly different from mine, and many of their experiences I cannot relate to or really grasp the concept of, I still appreciate what those experiences were able to produce for me. Dr. Kindlon has got it all wrong.