Failing at Fairness How America's Schools

Failing at Fairness,the result of two decades of research, shows how gender bias makes it impossible for girls to receive an education equal to that given to boys.Girls' learning problems are not identified as often as boys' areBoys receive more of their teachers' attentionGirls start school testing higher in every academic subject, yet graduate from high school scoring 50 points lower than boys on the SATHard-hitting and eye-opening,Failing at Fairnessshould be read by every parent, especially those with daughters.

Dr. Myra Sadker and Dr. David Sadker, professors at The American University (Washington, D.C.), have been involved in training programs to combat sexism and sexual harassment in over forty states and overseas. Their ground-breaking research has sparked a national response to sexism in schools, including the recent report from the American Association of University Women, "How Schools Shortchange Girls."

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

1 Hidden Lessons
2 Through the Back Door: The History of Women's Education
3 Missing in Interaction
4 The Self-Esteem Slide
5 High School: In Search of Herself
6 Test Dive
7 Higher Education: Colder by Degrees
8 The Miseducation of Boys
9 Different Voices, Different Schools
10 The Edge of Change

Notes
Recommended Reading
Index

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