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Salon.com February 5, 2002 Amy Benfer |
Lost boys While girls surge ahead in all subjects at school, boys are lagging behind. Is "girl power" to blame? Do boys need their own dose of "empowerment"? |
ifeminists March 23, 2005 Glenn Sacks |
New Study of Youth Shows It's Boys Who Are in Crisis The question of whether boys or girls have been doing better has been a point of sometimes rancorous debate among feminist and other scholars in recent decades. |
Salon.com February 5, 2002 Amy Benfer |
One for the lads The British tackled their own education gender gap by letting boys be boys -- with mixed results... |
ifeminists April 22, 2003 Carey Roberts |
UNICEF's One-Sided Pursuit of Gender Equality This Special Report analyzes the UNICEF sex-specific programs for girls and boys. |
Salon.com June 21, 2000 Cathy Young |
It's payback time In "The War Against Boys," author Christina Hoff Sommers claims that unfair programs to empower girls have taken a toll on boys. |
Reason February 2001 Cathy Young |
Where the Boys Are Is America shortchanging male children? |
ifeminists June 15, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Missing: Males on College Campuses Some researchers call them the "Lost Boys." They are the students you don't see on college campuses. New statistics show an annual decreasing ratio of male-to female students in all degree-granting institutions. |
Reason October 2007 Cathy Young |
That's What Little Boys Are Made Of The Dangerous Book for Boys, by English brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden, revels in retro, conjuring up a pre-computer idyll of hunting, skipping stones, making paper airplanes, and heartening tales of battlefield heroics. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Lewis & Lockheed |
Getting All Girls into School New ways are needed to educate "excluded girls" in developing countries. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Prachi Patel |
Math Quiz: Why Do Men Predominate? It's culture, not biology. |
ifeminists August 27, 2002 Tresa McBee |
They're Only Boys T-shirt maker Hot Topic is producing shirt aimed at teen girls that sport anti-boy phrases like "Boys Are Great. Every Girl Should Own One," "So Many Boys, So Little Minds," and "Boys Make Good Pets." |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: Gender Matters A financial advisor's understanding of male-female differences (and similarities) can offer more insight, more compassion, and more inspiration in helping individuals and couples create the life they envision. |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Caroline Winter |
Kamvar, Schiavino: Techies with a Cause The couple is out to decrease the gender and socioeconomic gaps in computing with their recently launched CodeEd program. |
Salon.com March 9, 2001 Amy Benfer |
Battle of the celebrity gender theorists Christina Hoff Sommers skewers Carol Gilligan, Jane Fonda and their "girl crisis" rhetoric... |
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Getting Girls To The Lab Bench To remain competitive, the U.S. must close the gender gap in science. |
ifeminists September 3, 2002 Tresa McBee |
When Separate Can Be Equal -- and Better A look at the advantages of single-sex schools, and the barrier of providing "comparable" opportunities for both sexes. |
ifeminists February 1, 2006 Carey Roberts |
Bias Suit Reveals the Truth Behind the 'Boy Crisis' Why American boys are falling academically behind in a glitter and feathers world. |
CIO June 15, 2004 Thomas Wailgum |
Selling Girl Scouts on Science Women make up 46 percent of the U.S. workforce, but only 22 percent of scientists and engineers, according to the National Science Foundation. The Girl Scouts are working with corporate and government agencies to change that. |
CIO November 1, 2000 Janese Swanson & Emily Keller |
The Forgotten Majority Why do women hate IT? Because most technology products are designed for men... |
Science News December 10, 2005 Janet Raloff |
Academic Cost of Food Insecurity New study shows that academic and behavior problems in children are more likely to occur in homes unable to afford good and plentiful food. |
Fast Company November 19, 2011 Nancy Miller |
Louis C.K.: The Next Steve Jobs Will Be A Chick The comedian (and father of two daughters) salutes the feminine future. |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Jillian Goodman |
A Girl Who Codes Girls Who Code expanded to eight programs in five cities (New York, San Francisco, Detroit, San Jose, and Davis, California), with 10 to 15 more programs to come next year. |
InternetNews December 21, 2009 |
Kids' Favorite Searches of '09: Sex and Porn Norton study reveals ribald search habits of online youth. |
Smithsonian November 2005 |
35 Who Made a Difference: Sally Ride A generation later, the first female astronaut is still on a mission: making sure that girls get to share in the adventure that is science. |
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Douglas W. Green & Thomas O'Brien |
The Internet's Impact on Teacher Practice and Classroom Culture Does Internet use result in an increase in constructivist teacher practices? What other features of classroom life are impacted when the Internet is used as a source of information for student research projects? |
Sports Illustrated June 28, 2000 Frank Deford |
Putting sports on the map As anybody except the nerds should know, the real reason that boys do better at geography is sports. From an early age, you see, boys follow sports. And you have to know your geography to follow sports. |
Salon.com January 10, 2001 Amy Benfer |
A teen sex guru speaks Kids -- and their parents -- need to tackle taboos, says psychiatrist Lynn Ponton... |
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Prachi Patel |
Math and Gender Women do best in math wherever women do best in everything else |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
New Clues To The Pay And Leadership Gap The problem for women is breaking through the glass ceiling, not getting equal compensation once they do so. So a nagging question remains: Why do so few women make it to the top corporate echelons? |
Science News June 14, 2003 Janet Raloff |
Oh Boy -- Is Mom Hungry! At birth, boys tend to weigh about 100 grams (3.5 ounces) more than girls. An international research team wondered whether that meant that boys' moms ate more during pregnancy. In data published this week, the scientists now confirm that's exactly what happens. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2006 Linda L. Briggs |
Born-Again Technologies Existing devices and learning tools are finding fresh appeal as teachers discover their potential classroom uses. |
ifeminists November 19, 2002 Tresa McBee |
Girls will be boys In our quest for gender neutrality, no one likes to talk about this much, but there's something about the thrill of the chase, the back-and-forth, that dance, where, ultimately, the girl is in control. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 Pat Herr |
The Changing Role of the Teacher: How Management Systems Help Facilitate Teaching... |
ifeminists November 18, 2007 Gordon E. Finley |
Gender Pay Gap Myths and 2008 A look into whether there really is a pay gap between salaries of men and women after college. |
Fast Company Anna Maria Chavez |
Girl Scouts CEO On The Importance Of Encouraging Girls To Enter STEM Fields Digital Cookie meets girls where they are -- online -- and teaches them exciting new 21st-century skills such as website maintenance, online money management, e-commerce, online marketing, and even cyber security. |
Reason February 2006 Kerry Howley |
Mini Media Moguls A new survey suggests that American teens are picking up valuable technological skills through their consumption and manipulation of online media -- especially for older girls, a group once thought to be left behind in the tech boom. |
ifeminists June 17, 2003 Carey Roberts |
Please Add Me to Your Blacklist The Canadian government recently published a report that recommends monitoring and prosecution of gender equity advocates under federal hate crime laws. |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2004 Jan Fitzpatrick |
Who Wants To Be A Philanthropist? High school girls who become grantmakers deepen their understanding of community needs, help their peers and begin thinking about careers in the nonprofit world. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Janet G. Stotsky |
Budgeting with Women in Mind When leaders in developed and developing countries alike ponder ways to boost growth, reduce inequality, and improve living standards, the enduring battle of the sexes is most likely the last thing on their minds. But reducing gender disparities can lead to improved macroeconomic performance. |
Food Engineering February 1, 2009 |
Youngsters Say No to Engineering as a Career While the engineering workforce continues to age, the looming question is who will replace them? According to the American Society for Quality, it won't be today's American children. Engineering isn't even on the radar for most kids. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 |
Classroom Connect, Inc. has partnered with Learning Network Classroom Connect, Inc. has partnered with Learning Network to offer programs for K-12 parents, teachers and students. Classroom Connect's online curriculum products, such as Classroom Today and the Quest adventure learning expeditions, will be featured within Learning Network... |
ifeminists September 22, 2004 Glenn Sacks |
Start of School Very Different for Parents of Boys, Parents of Girls Modern schools are not boy-friendly. This can be seen from the time boys enter school, when many of them are immediately branded as behavior problems. |
Reason May 2006 Cathy Young |
The Great Fellatio Scare Is oral sex really the latest teen craze in America? |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Diane Brady |
Hollywood: Now It's A Girl Thing Hollywood is smitten with teen girls -- and not just as perky daughters or cute girlfriends on the big screen. From near-obscurity a decade ago, they have become the audience of choice for many filmmakers. |
Finance & Development December 2011 Lika Gueye |
The African IT Revolution -- with a Feminine Touch AkiraChix startup company offers girls technology training and experience |
Fast Company November 17, 2011 Anya Kamenetz |
The Case For Girls Most would-be parents prefer boys, not girls. Is part of the trouble, dare we say, a branding problem - one that advertising could solve? |
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Digital media benefits preparation for primary school... Houghton Mifflin will donate trees to schools... Website will promote science careers for girls... Schools are rated for online security... etc. |
Reason December 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Thank Deng Xiaoping for Little Girls The tyrannical roots of China's international adoption program. |
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Carey Roberts |
UNICEF Pushes an Anti-Child Agenda While boys are merely neglected by current UNICEF programs, girls are being subjected to an aggressive campaign to inculcate them with radical feminist ideology. |
CIO April 30, 2012 Michael Friedenberg |
What Will It Take to Get More Women Execs in IT? Women still make up a woefully small percentage of STEM professionals. Will the tide will change soon? |