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Direct linkWhitmire, Richard; Bailey, Susan McGee – Education Next, 2010
Debates about gender and schooling have taken a surprising turn in the past decade. After years of concern that girls were being shortchanged in male-dominated schools, especially in math and science, there has grown a rising chorus of voices worrying about whether boys are the ones in peril. With young women making up close to 60 percent of…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gender Discrimination
Lai, Fang – Economics of Education Review, 2010
Using one cohort of 7235 middle school students in Beijing, China, we examined the evolution of the gender achievement gap in middle school. Our study found a more significant female dominance than in U.S. studies: even though boys gradually caught up during middle school, especially in Math and Science, and the gender achievement gap decreased…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Intervention, Females, Dropout Rate
