Gender Differences in Gifted Achievement In Britain and the USA
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By Joan Freeman
Published on 11/17/2007
In Britain, the academic achievements of gifted girls in grade school
are surpassing those of gifted boys in almost all areas of study and at
all ages, whereas this does not appear to be the case in the USA.
The
evidence suggests two major reasons for this difference. Emotionally,
British girls are now showing greater confidence in their abilities.