This is still the case. Today teachers and parents are working together in many schools to implement policies and programs that work well for girls and for boys. Girls are participating more and doing better in math, science, and sports than they were a decade ago. Boys' participation and achievement in math and science are up too, and their participation in sports remains as high as ever. We must get past the idea that education is a zero sum game where a step forward for girls is automatically a step backward for boys.
Teachers know that when something works for girls, it often works for boys as well.
For example, providing students with hands-on experiments reflecting the ways science relates to daily life has proven helpful in involving girls in science. This approach works for boys too. Society has made significant progress in reducing some of the barriers confronting girls and women who choose traditionally male courses or jobs. We continue to value activities traditionally done by men more than we value those done by women. Adults and children alike know that society is going to be more supportive of the girl who wants to be assertive and athletic or to become an investment banker than the boy who wants to be quiet and reflective or to become a childcare worker.