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Girls Scouts Get New, Updated Badges; Reflect Science & Technology
In Camp, Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:44 pmThe Need For and Benefits of Women & STEM
In Education, Girls, Media & Technology on February 6, 2011 at 11:35 amIt is important for schools to push girls as early as possible to enter STEM professions and encourage a diversity of perspectives in the STEM job landscape. A recent article in the Collegiate Times outlines the importance of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Read the full article.
Have You Played Video Games With Your Daughter Today?
In Girls, Media & Technology on February 6, 2011 at 11:11 amAccording to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health, gaming may be good for teen girls’ mental health — so long as they play with their parents. A Times Magazine article addresses the benefits that video gaming and parental interaction can have on adolescent girls. Read the full article.
Girls Don’t Have Enough Cootees
In Girls, Health & Wellness on February 6, 2011 at 11:06 amIs there greater pressure for girls to be cleaner than boys? New research suggests that girls might need to get dirtier and germ-ier in an effort to stay healthy and resist illness. In an NPR article, Whitney Blair Wyckoff writes:
In an article in the peer-reviewed journal Social Science and Medicine, Sharyn Clough, a philosopher of science at Oregon State University who studies research bias, says young girls are held to a higher standard of cleanliness than young boys, a discrepancy that could help explain later health differences.
Girls Institute Offers Opportunity for Girls to be Themselves
In Camp, Education, Girls, Leadership on August 15, 2010 at 3:47 pmThe New York Time recently went inside Rachel Simmons’ Girls Leadership Institute, which directs camps and workshops designed to teach girls, educators and parents the core practices of emotional intelligence, healthy relationships, and assertive self-expression. Read the full article.
Women + Girls: The Solution
In Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on July 18, 2010 at 10:16 amAt the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, this year’s program covered five tracks, including one called “Women + Girls: The Solution.” The theme presented the concept that only by helping women and girls achieve their full potential and using all of the brainpower available to us, can we hope to solve the world’s problems. The New York Times recently recapped the discussions taking place, touching on the importance of parents and mentors; gender parity; and women and leadership in science and technology.
Fixing the U.S. Science Gender Gap
In Education, Girls, Government on July 5, 2010 at 9:52 amIn high school, girls only take 17 percent of computer-science AP tests. They earn only 18 percent of computer and information-science degrees in college, and they make up just under a quarter of computer and math professionals. A recent article in Newsweek seeks to identify the reasons why the gender gap persists and what can be done to fix it.
Daughters & Role Models
In Education, Girls, Media & Technology on June 27, 2010 at 8:48 pmA recent Boston.com blog called In the Parenthood offered ten tips for parents for talking to their daughters about the importance of role models, media literacy and self confidence.
10 Lessons for Daughters from The Council of Dads
In Education, Girls, Leadership on June 21, 2010 at 9:21 amBruce Feller recently published a book called The Council of Dads, which gathers the life lessons from dads and various father figures in the author’s life. In a recent Huffington Post article he offered up ten llife lessons for girls, including:
- Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist
- Always Pack Your Flip-Flops
- Use Your Words
As we celebrate Father’s Day, what advice do dads have for daughters?
Title IX Helps Girls Get Jobs
In Education, Girls, Leadership on June 14, 2010 at 7:51 amIn her paper Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports, Wharton business and public policy professor Betsey Stevenson offers evidence that playing sports leads to more education and better employment opportunities. Her paper focuses on Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which expanded high school athletic opportunities for girls. Her research compares the variation in outcomes across states for girls who went to school before Title IX and after, and concludes that playing sports paid off.
According to Stevenson, the skills associated with athletic participation and success later in life “may include the ability to communicate, the ability to work well with others, competitiveness, assertiveness and discipline.” Read more.
