Girls
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.
Science
Girls Dominate Science Competition
I hope my 4-year-old daughter has the science genes and motivation to follow in the footsteps of this group of girls, who recently swept the prestigious Siemens high school science competition. This is the first time ever that girls have won all the grand prizes in the competition, according to this Associated Press story.
Federal
Science Camp: Just for the Girls
Academic camps are on the rise across the country, including ones to get adolescent girls excited about the exploration of science.
Education
Opinion
EdSec Spellings Playing The "Girl" Card
EdSec Spellings doesn't play the "girl" card nearly as hard as former DOJ hatchet woman Monica Goodling apparently did last week in front of Congress (The Goodling Girl). But there are some parallels worth noting from Spellings' recent performances in front of Congress (and on the Daily Show). Spellings is a notorious charmer of the press, and disarms men (you know who you are) especially quickly with what seems awfully close to flirtatiousness. Not that there's anything wrong with being charming or flirtatious. Lots of men do it, too. But it shouldn't be used to cloud things, either. And I think it has.
Education
Opinion
Girls Like Them
I'm just starting to sift through all the great work that's collected at Listen Up!, but this first video, "A Girl Like Me," already lets me know that there's lots of powerful stuff here.
Education
"Girls Just Work Harder"
Am I a member of the lazy gender? Are three of my four kids also part of that group?
Education
Report Roundup
Girls’ Stress
The pressure to please everyone and look pretty is a burden to most girls in the United States, concludes a report done by Girls Inc., a New York City-based nonprofit organization that sponsors educational programs for girls, especially those at-risk of failing in school.
Education
Report Roundup
Girls-Only Education
Single-sex schools have many positive benefits, suggests a survey of girls who graduated from girls-only schools.
Education
Report Roundup
Benefits of Girls-Only Schools Noted
Single-sex schools have many positive benefits, suggests a survey of girls who graduated from girls-only schools.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Stereotypical Photo Sent Wrong Message to Girls
First we had to combat Lawrence Summers, Harvard University’s president, and now we have to combat Education Week.
Education
Report Roundup
Girls’ Health
Girls who eat breakfast more regularly tend not to gain as much weight as girls who do not, a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found.
Education
Report Roundup
Girls and Drinking
The Chicago-based professional organization for physicians expressed worry in a statement that such drinks, also known as “alcopops,” are being marketed by the liquor industry directly to young people.
Education
Report Roundup
Girls' Achievement
Girls appear to be outperforming boys in many important categories of educational achievement, according to a recent federal study.