The report we put out last week, with UK Feminista, shows how urgent this is because sexual harassment of girls is widespread, with 37 per
cent of girls in mixed - sex schools having been sexually harassed at school.
Dr Alice Forster, study author and Cancer Research UK scientist at University College London, said: «Although around 87 per
cent of girls in the UK do have the vaccine it's concerning to see that some girls from some ethnic minority groups feel they don't need to have it.
A Conservative Party spokesman explains why information released by the party, claiming that 54 per
cent of girls in the most deprived communities fell pregnant before their 18th birthday was wrong.
Not exact matches
Of the children
in care who experienced sexualized violence, 64 per
cent were Aboriginal
girls.
[4] The # 246 million spent had, it was claimed, reduced the number
of 15 - to 17 - year - old
girls getting pregnant to four
in every 100
in 2008, a 13 per
cent drop from 1998.
The International Boxing Club, pursuing at last a policy
of enlightened self - interest, has opened two small clubs
in Chicago, where for 99
cents, less than the price
of a movie, the fans have been seeing some live, well - matched action and taking their wives and
girl friends to ringside.
Touched by what only he could see because
of where he was standing, he ordered his convoy to stop the convoy and he then took GH
cents 50 from his ADC, pointed to the crying
girl in the crowd and then reaching down from the top
of the vehicle, gave it to a woman standing by her thinking she was with the
girl.»
President Mahama said he then took GH
cents 50 from his ADC, pointed to the crying
girl in the crowd and then reaching down from the top
of the vehicle, gave it to a woman standing by her thinking she was with the
girl.»
He praised his government for achieving 97 per
cent in school enrolment including a gender parity ratio
of 1:1 for boys and
girls.
According to him, over 50 per
cent of girls between the age bracket
of 18 and 20 were given out
in marriage
in this part
of the country.
Staying out late
in adolescence is an accepted sign
of growing independence, but this study finds that there is a small minority
of 15 year olds — seven per
cent of boys and five per
cent of girls - who regularly stay out late without their parents knowing where they are.
Around 20 per
cent of girls from ethnic minority backgrounds are not being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) because they feel they don't need to have it, according to a Cancer Research UK survey presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference
in Liverpool.
While babies» birth weights were similar
in fasting and non-fasting Saudi women, the placentas
of women who had fasted during the second or third trimester were 3 per
cent lighter than average when the child was a boy and 1.5 per
cent lighter for
girls (Placenta, DOI: 10.1016 / j.placenta.2010.04.010).
In 75 per cent of cases the couple used a condom, and in 20 per cent the girl was taking the Pil
In 75 per
cent of cases the couple used a condom, and
in 20 per cent the girl was taking the Pil
in 20 per
cent the
girl was taking the Pill.
Last year, nearly 46 per
cent of girls gained five or more passes at the top grades (A to C)
in the GCSE examinations taken at 16, while fewer than 37 per
cent of boys reached the same standard.
Of the girls studied, 10.4 per cent of white 7 - year - olds had breast development consistent with the onset of puberty, compared to 5 per cent in a 1997 stud
Of the
girls studied, 10.4 per
cent of white 7 - year - olds had breast development consistent with the onset of puberty, compared to 5 per cent in a 1997 stud
of white 7 - year - olds had breast development consistent with the onset
of puberty, compared to 5 per cent in a 1997 stud
of puberty, compared to 5 per
cent in a 1997 study.
Researchers found that among the 2,436 cases
of cervical dysplasia documented between Grades 10 to 12, 44 per
cent fewer cases occurred
in eligible
girls who received the vaccine.
My 2
cents: — LOVE Washable Wednesday — please don't change — one day for maternity clothes — definitely need at least once a week because although pregnancy is a short period it is a hard time for shopping for stylish work appropriate clothing — one day for nursing or pumping items — one day for baby or kid gear (strollers, lunch bags, great clothes for mini-corp * rettes — so hard to find stuff that's not pink / purple but still a bit girly — e.g. when Land's End finally brought
in a
girls version
of their astronaut t - shirt.)
In other news, my girls and I had fun yesterday participating in the #BeTheGood campaign, which was founded by the beautiful gals at Jane and Cents of Style, when we surprised the teachers at their school with coffee & donut
In other news, my
girls and I had fun yesterday participating
in the #BeTheGood campaign, which was founded by the beautiful gals at Jane and Cents of Style, when we surprised the teachers at their school with coffee & donut
in the #BeTheGood campaign, which was founded by the beautiful gals at Jane and
Cents of Style, when we surprised the teachers at their school with coffee & donuts.
by Walter Chaw TV - writer Kurt Sutter breaks into feature - screenwriting by amalgamating Taxi Driver with Raging Bull
in a movie that has the distinction
of being not only the second film
of 2015 with Fiddy
Cent in it for some inexplicable reason, but also the second film that Jake Gyllenhaal shares with a little slow - motion
girl on a trampoline.
Bel Powley (wonderful
in The Diary
of a Teenage
Girl) is over-styled, while Douglas Booth is at least 75 per
cent pout.
Looking like a 10 -
cent Matthew McConaughey version
of the «cool» kid who came to pitch for the «Bad News Bears,» he sports wispy facial hair, aviator shades, ugly shirts and an
in - script - only sexual charisma that gets scantily - clad
girls to do his bidding when he walks up to them and says «You wan na make out?»
This particular video is a compilation
of shenanigans
in skit - and song - form, including «Brother for Sale» (the
girls attempt to sell their older brother at the bargain price
of 50
cents) and «Identical Twins» (a lie; they're
in fact fraternal twins.)
For my latest DVD / Blu - ray column, over at ShockYa, I confess how unsettling I find Channing Tatum's moustache
in The Son
of No One, plus take a gander at Dirty
Girl, a tribute to Bernie Mac, 50
Cent's latest stab at screenwriting, the memorably titled Nude Nuns with Big Guns, and more.
Aussie actress Abbie Cornish is learning Spanish for her new movie The
Girl - because more than 70 per
cent of her dialogue
in the immigration drama...
Additionally, a BBC Learning and Discovery Research report found that 39 per
cent of girls who used the BBC micro: bit said they will now choose ICT / computer science as a subject option
in the future, compared to just 23 per
cent before trying out the micro: bit.
The report quizzed more than 8,500 parents, teachers and young people and found that 52 per
cent of parents and 57 per
cent of teachers have admitted to making subconscious stereotypes
in regards to boys and and
girls taking STEM subjects.
Girls are the most disadvantaged, particularly in South and West Asia, where 80 per cent of out - of - school girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per cent for
Girls are the most disadvantaged, particularly
in South and West Asia, where 80 per
cent of out -
of - school
girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per cent for
girls are unlikely to start school, compared to just 16 per
cent for boys.
Additionally, 59 per
cent of girls and young women aged 13 - 21 questioned
in 2014 said they had faced some form
of sexual harassment at school or college
in the past year.
When asked as part
of the post-event survey a third (33 per
cent)
of girls in this age group said they knew what engineers do.
Overall, 24.3 per
cent of pupils achieved the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc), which requires GCSEs
in two sciences, a language, history or geography, as well as English and maths, with 29.3 per
cent of girls achieving the Ebacc compared to 19.5 per
cent of boys.
In secondary, PISA data show teenage girls are less confident when it comes to applying their maths knowledge in a real - world task: Although 88 per cent of 15 - year - old girls were confident in their ability to solve a formal maths equation, only 41 per cent were confident they could calculate the petrol consumption of a car (compared to 86 per cent and 66 per cent, respectively, for boys
In secondary, PISA data show teenage
girls are less confident when it comes to applying their maths knowledge
in a real - world task: Although 88 per cent of 15 - year - old girls were confident in their ability to solve a formal maths equation, only 41 per cent were confident they could calculate the petrol consumption of a car (compared to 86 per cent and 66 per cent, respectively, for boys
in a real - world task: Although 88 per
cent of 15 - year - old
girls were confident
in their ability to solve a formal maths equation, only 41 per cent were confident they could calculate the petrol consumption of a car (compared to 86 per cent and 66 per cent, respectively, for boys
in their ability to solve a formal maths equation, only 41 per
cent were confident they could calculate the petrol consumption
of a car (compared to 86 per
cent and 66 per
cent, respectively, for boys).
Even more troubling is that 45 per
cent of girls do not see the relevance
of the skills they learn
in PE to their lives and ultimately, issues with confidence, self ‑ consciousness, the pressure
of academic school work and lack
of encouragement from teachers and parents, all hold teenage
girls back from being physically active.
This year, more than half
of all team registrations and submissions were from government schools and,
in terms
of the gender split, around 42 per
cent of students on teams that submitted a report were
girls.
A gender breakdown shows that almost three
in ten (29 per
cent) male pupils admitted they had felt this way — along with 73 per
cent of girls.
Official guidelines recommend that children spend an hour a day being physically active — yet only 21 per
cent of boys and 16 per
cent of girls achieve this.The assessments contained basic fitness tests
in stamina, agility, coordination and cardiovascular endurance, which provide a good indication
of physical literacy.
Over the past three years intake to GCSE there has been a considerable increase
in uptake and
girls now make up 30 per
cent of the cohort
in GCSE and 40 per
cent at A level.
In Denmark, 20 per
cent of boys and 10 per
cent of girls have a delayed school start.
Winning ideas from the Water Design Challenge include a
girls urinal (Full flush, Mini flush which could save 50 per
cent of water per flush) and a museum
in a portaloo (Worlds» Smallest Water Museum which gives tips on behaviour change through an interactive quiz).
A study by Indian Council
of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) has revealed that 75 per
cent tribal children
in 22 districts
of Rajasthan are lagging behind
in education and tribal
girls are no more enrolling
in schools (Deccan Herald, 15th Feb. 2014).
Twenty - seven per
cent of girls, among pupil participants, state that STEM careers are not the right choice for them,
in comparison to 14 per
cent of boys which said the same.
Recent statistics show that
in the UK, 25 per
cent of boys and 33 per
cent of girls between two and 19 years
of age are overweight or obese.
The data shows that the attainment gaps within the most able 10 per
cent of pupils is even bigger for
girls than boys, which stands at about three years
in science and reading.
In addition, it noted that 45 per cent of girls do not see the relevance of the skills they learn in PE to their lives, compared to 60 per cent of boy
In addition, it noted that 45 per
cent of girls do not see the relevance
of the skills they learn
in PE to their lives, compared to 60 per cent of boy
in PE to their lives, compared to 60 per
cent of boys.
It also noted that secondary school - aged boys (11 - 16) are happier with the amount
of physical activity they take part
in and enjoy it more than
girls (71 per
cent of boys compared to 56 per
cent of girls).
Writing is the subject with the largest difference
in attainment — 75 per
cent of girls reached the expected standard
in 2017 compared to 62 per
cent of boys.
Breaking down the results by gender, 28.5 per
cent of boys were considered developmentally vulnerable
in one or more domains, compared to 15.5 per
cent of girls.
Girls outperformed boy in all subjects with the biggest gap — 14 percentage points — in writing, where three quarter of girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per cent of
Girls outperformed boy
in all subjects with the biggest gap — 14 percentage points —
in writing, where three quarter
of girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per cent of
girls reached the expected standard compared to 62 per
cent of boys.
In a joint submission, Desborough College and Newlands
Girls» School said they would allocate 20 per
cent of places to selection by ability if allowed.
Over a three - month period, almost 40 per
cent of books sales for Gone
Girl occurred
in the week prior and week after the movie premiere.