Female teachers may pass on math anxiety to girls, study finds
After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say.read more
View ArticleSold, raped and jailed, a girl faces Afghan justice
For the shy Afghan girl who sat quietly in a detention center with a pale blue headscarf, teenage rebellion had come at a heavy price: seven years in prison.read more
View ArticlePill That Shapes Fetus Genitalia Cuts Chances Of Homosexuality In Girls
A prenatal pill for congenital adrenal hyperplasia to prevent ambiguous genitalia may reduce the chance that a female with the disorder will be gay. Critics call it engineering for sexual...
View Article'Unwanted' girls renamed in India
More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi are given a fresh start in a renaming ceremony... Statistics show a continuing preference for boys in India. The gender imbalance has...
View ArticlePediatricians: Girls need just-in-case birth control
Pediatricians treating teenaged girls should consider writing just-in-case prescriptions for the morning-after pill, the the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said on Monday. It’s the second...
View ArticleDealBook: Opening a Gateway for Girls to Enter the Computer Field
Silicon Valley and several small companies and nonprofits are working to increase the number of women in the technology industry by teaching teenage girls how to write computer code.read more
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