Motivates students and parents. The effectiveness of single-gender programs may be due more to students' and parents' motivation, commitment, and small class size than to the fact that they enroll only boys or girls. There is plenty we can do. This page summarizes the research conducted by the AAUW, beginning with the research publication Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America. Science, Math, and Girls This Education Week story discusses women's progress in science and mathematics.
Recent research shows girls are catching up on the gender gap.
Still there is a long way to go, and no easy solutions to the hard problems. This article summarizes research on gender bias. It also points out that boys often face more-serious problems than girls do. This Education World story discusses California's approach to single-gender classrooms. Article by Wesley Sharpe, Ed.