Girls of two and a half years of age are more capable of feeding and dressing themselves, they are better at participating in circle time in kindergarten, and they are out of nappies earlier than boys of the same age. This ...
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Aug 21, 2015
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15-year-old boys are more likely than girls of the same age to be low achievers" said a recent OECD report. This is yet more evidence of a long term, worldwide trend of some boys falling behind at school.
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Jun 11, 2015
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The National Centre for Women in Information Technology (IT) reported in 2012 on the lack of interest girls show in IT and how they are less likely to pursue a career in IT than boys. Our research found one reason for this ...
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Apr 23, 2015
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Teenage boys are more likely to underachieve at school than their female counterparts but more likely to go on to study science and maths, an OECD report said Thursday.
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Mar 5, 2015
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While research generally agrees that boys are more likely to be disengaged with school than girls, there is far less agreement as to why.
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Jan 14, 2015
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Single-sex education does not educate girls and boys any better than coed schools, according to research published by the American Psychological Association analyzing 184 studies of more than 1.6 million students from around ...
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Feb 3, 2014
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Low-income youth in developing countries will save their money in a formal account when given the right opportunity.
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Sep 25, 2013
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Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged advocate for Pakistani girls' education, was released from the hospital earlier this month. Most of the world's girls don't have to fight as hard as Yousafzai for their education. However, even ...
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Mar 14, 2013
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(Phys.org)—When it comes to college education, men are falling behind by standing still.
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Feb 26, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Do students behave and perform better when only in class with peers of the same sex? A recent study done by University of Arkansas professor Sandra Stotsky reveals clues about the potential of same-sex classes.
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Oct 1, 2012
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