Tag: girls
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.
Frequent use of social media may compromise teenage girls’ mental health by increasing exposure to bullying and reducing sleep and physical exercise
First study to examine three mechanisms by which very frequent use of social media may harm mental health suggests efforts should be made to reduce young people’s exposure to harmful content, and the impact it has on healthy activities
Art therapy found to reduce stress at school for girls
Research through the University of Washington, USA
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.