As well, girls were far more likely to be involved in arts programs than boys. Boys were far more likely to be involved in sports programs than girls. To the authors of this study, the policy implications of these findings are large. Government initiatives in the areas of sports, arts and community programs need to have a goal of attracting children who otherwise won't have access to the programs. The latter means that boy and girls, rich and poor, immigrant and not, ought to show a similar range of skills, they said.
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