BoingBoing.net posted a link to Mur Lafferty, who wrote an open letter to her daughter:

decrying all the ways in which the deck is stacked against girls and women in our world. 

Dear daughter-

You should know that you are hated.

I’m not sure why they hate you. You didn’t do anything to them. You don your princess crown, take up your sword, and pretend at Pokemon. You read your books and you learn how to draw comics and dragons and you play piano and practice kung fu. You delight in pretty dresses and weaponry. You love me when I nurture you as a mom, train with you as a warrior, and play video games and card games with you.

Which pointed to this great TED.com lecture presented by Tony Porter, an educator and activist who is internationally recognized for his effort to end violence against women.