But as an alumna of an all-girls school, my most vivid memories are of vicious power struggles that have more in common with the rivalries and hostile takeovers of corporate America than sugar and spice. On , girls groups are not based on sharing at all. Those secrets that girls are so famous for are not about intimacy, but about power. The CIA would do well to learn a few lessons from girls about how to collect and trade information. And girls could learn a lot about how to play fair from their notoriously aggressive male counterparts.
Competition is a form of cooperation, and males have a long tradition of intensive training.
Boys groups are called teams. They learn how to play together, follow rules and support each other to achieve goals. Boys are taught to pursue their ambitions openly, honestly and ethically. In 1998, the American Association of University Women came out with a new report refuting its earlier one. They found no evidence that single-sex schools are better for girls.