She's Come A Long Ways, Baby: Questions about Female Domination and Societal Evolution

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Grade school aged girls are reportedly outperforming boys by an overall average of 15%! That means that 15% of 80 = 12, thus if girls on average are getting 75% then boys are only achieving slightly under 64%. By the time they reach the higher levels (when 60 is a pass) I imagine the girls will be thinking "Gee, if I just apply myself a little more I could be an honor student". Contrast this with the average boy realizing that he is almost failing and the inequity because rather stark.

Another proposal was to encourage girls to focus more on reading etc and steer boys to more physical and group activities. In some cases it makes sense. Boys want to touch the frog in the swamp but girls are less dependent on the hands on experience. Boys also have a lower attention span at that age which is ironic because reports suggest that many males have a focus' as adults.

When asked, most little girls felt that if boys just controlled themselves more, then their grades would improve but some expressed the belief that boys are stupid. In contrast, a majority of the boys declared, "Girls are smart."