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The authors look at considerable evidence of gender inequities in the classroom and suggest ways to reform the education system. QPB alternate selection.
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Garin RubensteinThe New York TimesRequired reading for anyone interested in sex bias.

Patricia IrelandPresident, National Organization for WomenProvides hard evidence of the discrimination women face from the first day of school.

Naomi WolfAuthor of The Beauty MythWe need many more books like this one, that draw into the foreground the fact that sexism in the schools is crippling America's leadership and productivity.

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"Sitting in the same classroom, reading the same textbook, listening to the same teacher, boys and girls receive very different educations." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, United States, Bryn Mawr, National Merit, University of Michigan, The American University, American Association of University Women, Department of Education, Ivy League, Mount Holyoke, Raphaela Best, Leslie Wolfe, Chris Zajac, Educational Testing Service, Harriet Tubman, Laurel School, New Jersey, Stanley Hall, Women's Educational Equity Act, Army Mental Test, Columbia University, Eli Whitney, Middle Ages, National Institute of Education New!
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