Throughout elementary, middle, and high school, girls earn higher grades than boys in all major subjects. Girls, however, do not outperform boys on achievement or IQ tests. To date, explanations for the underprediction of girls’ GPAs by standardized tests have focused on gender differences favoring boys on such tests. The authors’ investigation suggests an additional explanation: Girls are more...

Beninngton, Fouty and Hugie (1972) were of the opinion that freedom between two sexes of school going girls and not the standard of living was directly related to urinary infection. Such infections, in western countries, ranged between 0.5-3.5% of girls. Present study reveals that a high percentage of significant bactcriuria were found in 8% positive cases among the school going girls and 20% i...

This study was undertaken to establish the existence of any gender-specific differences in the perceived antecedents of academic stress. The Academic Pressure Scale for Adolescents was administered to 112 girls and 160 boys attending high school. Significant gender-based differences were obtained on eight of the 35 questions of the scale. In each case girls reported greater stress than boys. Th...

BACKGROUND Physical activity levels decline markedly among girls during adolescence. School-based interventions that are multi-component in nature, simultaneously targeting curricular, school environment and policy, and community links, are a promising approach for promoting physical activity. This report describes the rationale, design and baseline data from the Girls in Sport group randomised...

BACKGROUND Slowing the decline in participation in physical activity among adolescent girls is a public health priority. This study reports the outcomes from a multi-component school-based intervention (Girls in Sport), focused on promoting physical activity among adolescent girls. METHODS Group randomized controlled trial in 24 secondary schools (12 intervention and 12 control). Assessments ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness and cost of an after-school dance intervention at increasing the physical activity levels of Year 7 girls (age 11-12). METHODS A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in 18 secondary schools. Participants were Year 7 girls attending a study school. The Bristol Girls Dance Project (BGDP) intervention consisted of up ...