Girls
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Women Passing Men in Advanced Degrees
This article from the Associated Press lays out the numbers. Census is usually a bit behind in the numbers -- this has been known for some time.
Education
Opinion
Urban Elites Into Girl Scouting
Probably for the same reason girls dominate school awards ceremonies. It will be interesting to see if a similar surge emerges among boys.
Science
Opinion
Teaching Girls to Tinker
One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how things work.
Equity & Diversity
Getting Girls Into Games
Researchers are identifying just what aspects of digital game building and design appeal to girls and how such interest might encourage more of them to pursue careers in high-tech fields.
School Choice & Charters
Girls-Only Online School Prepares for Opening
The first girls-only online school is slated to open this fall, launched by a consortium of private all-girls schools.
Education
Opinion
Go Away Little Girls
Sometimes the right thing happens for all the wrong reasons. This may be the last Christmas that little girls get Bratz dolls from Santa. Judge Steven Larson has ruled that Bratz dolls must be removed from the market.
Science
Girls and The Math Stigma
Last night after work, I still had Sean Cavanagh's Education Week story about how American culture discourages girls from cultivating high-level math skills up on my computer screen when my roommates—who are, notably, both women—came in to check their e-mail and catch me up on the day's events. As my first roommate began to log on to her account, she read the headline of Sean's story (American Culture Seen to Thwart Girls' Math Development) and to my surprise exclaimed, "That's so true!" which sparked a long discussion about their associations with math and gender.
Education
Math Motivation Rises for Girls
The good news in the math world is that girls appear to be performing as well as boys...the bad news is that there is still waning interest among girls in certain math-related subjects as they move through high school. That is the conclusion of a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California, Berkeley. See Education Week's coverage of the study, "Stereotype of Mathematical Inferiority Still Plagues Girls."
Curriculum
Letter to the Editor
AAUW: ‘Girls and Boys Are Succeeding Together’
To the Editor:
In his Commentary “Where the Girls Aren’t” (June 18, 2008), Leonard Sax levels criticism at the American Association of University Women, saying that our latest research report, "Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education," misses the point. Specifically, Dr. Sax believes that the AAUW should have looked at how “girls are losing out in physics and computer science.”
In his Commentary “Where the Girls Aren’t” (June 18, 2008), Leonard Sax levels criticism at the American Association of University Women, saying that our latest research report, "Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education," misses the point. Specifically, Dr. Sax believes that the AAUW should have looked at how “girls are losing out in physics and computer science.”
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Where the Girls Aren’t
Fewer girls taking science classes belies recent findings that the gender gap in school achievement is closing, says Leonard Sax.
Education
IT: Where the Girls Aren't
Some promising initiatives can help educators encourage girls’ interest in technology and science, according to panelists who spoke recently at an influential interactive media conference.