Gender bias is not a one way street: boys too can ...

2009-04-16T13:50:00.000-07:00

Gender bias is not a one way street: boys too can be victims. When it comes to discipline, they often are. Dr. David Sadker & Dr. Karen Zittleman, the authors of "Still Failing at Fairness," discuss a doctoral dissertation that surveyed middle school boys and girls. The vast majority of girls and boys agree that boys are punished unfairly by the teacher, and girls "get away with" similar behaviors. Using physical force to resolve problems, whether a girl or a boy, is not a strategy we should be teaching our children.

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As the father of a four-year-old daughter, I have ...

2009-04-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

As the father of a four-year-old daughter, I have already had to re-teach her that hitting boys is wrong, because her pre-school teachers simply don't agree. They punish boys when they hit girls, but the opposite is not true (yes, I'm looking for another school, but she's done in June, so I can hardly see the point). She, and the other girls in her class, *do* receive special treatment. My daughter was not born a victim, and I will not raise her to believe otherwise. I have read quite a bit about gender inequality in schools of all levels, and I think maybe you should take another look at that research.

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Gender bias is not a one way street: boys too can ...

As the father of a four-year-old daughter, I have ...