Tag: boys
A gender gap in negotiation emerges between boys and girls as early as age eight
Understood to persist between men and women in the workforce, Boston College team finds the gender gap in negotiation takes root during childhood
Boys who play video games have a lower depression risk
Different types of screen time can positively or negatively influence young people’s mental health.
Jobs for the boys: How children give voice to gender-stereotyped job roles
Children, and especially boys, show stronger stereotyping about masculine and feminine jobs than previously suspected.
From as young as 4, children see males as more powerful than females
Results show that children have early sensitivity to a gender hierarchy.
Study shows teenage girls far more likely to self-harm
Girls shown as the new ‘high-risk’ group – sexism and poverty are linked to poor mental health and wellbeing among 14-year-old girls
Research shows puberty changes the brains of boys and girls differently
Findings indicate that there are opposite changes of brain activity in boys and in girls as they go through puberty.
Playing video games generally not harmful to boys’ social development
The popularity of interactive video games has sparked concern among parents, educators, and policymakers about.
Gender inequality could be driving the deaths of girls under 5
Levels of gender inequality across the world are associated with disproportionate death rates among girls under five years old
First-born children more likely to learn about sex from parents
Men consistently report lower parental involvement in sex education than women
Eight and nine-year-olds experience poor body image as hormone levels rise
Children as young as eight are vulnerable to poor body image as hormone levels rise with the onset of puberty, a new study has found.