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Publication Date: 2000
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Listening to--and Learning from--Girls.
Stein, Nan
Educational Leadership, v57 n4 p18-20b Dec 1999-Jan 2000
Despite their individual creativity and achievements, many girls confront common obstacles (like sexual harassment) and expectations that limit accomplishments. Nonetheless, girls get better grades than boys, score higher on certain test measures, and attend college in greater numbers. Their resilience and resistance to cultural norms are inspiring. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Activism, Adolescents, Aspiration, College Attendance, Creativity, Females, Norms, Personality Traits, Resilience (Personality), Resistance (Psychology), Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Responsibility, Test Results
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Language: English
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