Rooted in the extensive expertise she has developed since "Odd Girl Out" was first published as well as up-to-date research, Simmons offers a new chapter on technology, including a focus on cyber bullying and what parents and teachers can do to deal with the problem, as well as advice to girls on how to avoid drama online. Working directly from her experiences with schools and families over the past decade, she also brings us new classroom initiatives and step-by-step suggestions for parents. With illuminating, timely additions, this definitive resource is now even more relevant, still shining a powerful spotlight on the most pressing social issues continuously facing our girls.
蕾切尔·西蒙斯（Rachel Simmons），1998年毕业于瓦萨学院（Vassar College），主攻女性研究和政治学；同年获罗德奖学金（Rhodes），前往牛津大学学习，开始研究女性霸凌现象和女孩心理。她是女孩领导力学会的创办者之一，并在世界各地与 学校合作减少霸凌行为。她常常为《青少年潮流》（Teen Vogue）杂志撰稿，是著名主持人奥普拉·温弗瑞的节目的常客。由本书改编的同名人气电影《怪女孩出列》（Odd Girl Out）于2005年上映，并引发强烈的社会反响。蕾切尔另著有《怪女孩大声说》《好女孩的诅咒：培养勇敢自信的真实女孩》等书。