All-girls learning environments champion the educational needs of girls as a group currently underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) majors and careers.
Girls’ school graduates are 6 times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attended coeducational schools.
—Goodman Research Group, The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools
Compared to coeducated peers, girls’ school graduates are 3 times more likely to consider engineering careers.
—Dr. Linda Sax, UCLA, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Differences in their Characteristics and the Transition to College
Keep her dreams alive…
During the middle school years, girls show a decline in both their performance in math and their attitudes towards math. Research suggests that girls’ schools may mitigate the decline when compared with coeducational schools.
—Dr. Carlo Cerruti, Harvard University, Exploring Girls’ Attitudes about Math
Girls’ school students strengthen their voice and are encouraged to speak freely without interruption.
Academic studies and countless anecdotes make it clear that being interrupted, talked over, shut down or penalized for speaking out is nearly a universal experience for women when they are outnumbered by men.
—The New York Times, “The Universal Phenomenon of Men Interrupting Women.”
