In “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect” by Stephanie Hanes, the author describes the causes of why little girls are introduced to sexualization at such an early age. Hanes is a freelance journalist that has written articles for many American publications such as Smithsonian Magazine and USA Today. She has lived in South Africa for four years and writes about topics in that area. This article first appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and she details her findings describing how the princess attitude of very young girls can lead to early sexualization. In the article, Hanes details how one mother began to notice how her daughter became less and less interested in playing and became more “princess like”. As the mother