How do socially defined gender differences affect women in the realm of education at all levels?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Feedback: Studies show that despite Title IX, girls and boys are not receiving the same education. Both formal and informal curricula are powerful shapers of gender; e.g., girls are more likely to participate in biological sciences and boys in the physical sciences; although girls on average receive higher grades in high school than boys, they tend to score lower on some standardized tests, which are used to make decisions for college scholarships and admissions. While teachers claim to be gender-neutral, they voice beliefs about gendered differences among students and interact with their students in gendered ways; e.g., teachers spent more time with male students when they were working independently and in small groups. Role models are few; e.g., though women are a large percentage of classroom teachers, they are a much smaller percentage of principals and superintendents. At the college level, women are less likely than men to be tenured or tenure-track faculty members, or college/university presidents.