And
fewer boys than girls made at least the expected level of progress - 65.9 % of boys opposed to 76.5 % of girls.
The difference in achievement by gender is startling, with roughly a fifth
fewer boys than girls reaching the end of Key Stage 4 with a good set of GCSEs in state schools.
Not exact matches
Already there are 60 to 100 million
fewer girls than boys in the world, due to selective abortions, selective infanticide or neglect, and the uneven allocation of basic resources such as food, health care and education to
girls.
Certainly
few stories are more calculated to hold the interest of
boys and
girls than those of this Hebrew strong man who, though singularly lacking in desirable moral and spiritual qualities, is a most excellent example of what not to be — selfish, wilful, lustful, proud, lacking in loyalty, weak in self - control.
Bentley's Division V sports teams earn their share of NCS berths, and there are more
than a
few tall and athletic
boys and
girls enjoying the fall sunshine of Lafayette.
In light of a
few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other
than just
boy or
girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.
Fewer than 10 percent of 11 - to 14 - year - olds and fewer than 2 percent of girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the b
Fewer than 10 percent of 11 - to 14 - year - olds and
fewer than 2 percent of girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the b
fewer than 2 percent of
girl softball players reached the 60 minute physical exercise mark (compared to 32 % of the
boys);
For us, we realized we needed a
few more things with a baby
girl than if we were just having another
boy.
It might be strange to see on a small child (
boy or
girl) rather
than on an adult woman but they go away after the first
few weeks.
Well, I'd thought that the
boys» list would be shorter because there are
fewer rare «K» names for
boys than girls, but I think this might be longer
than the
girls» list!
-- This year's hot names are more gender - specific
than last year's, with
fewer unisex names and
boy -
girl pairs.
This condition is more common in
girls than boys and is more often seen in Caucasian children — although it is also seen more frequently in babies who are born with a low birth weight, or those who are born a
few weeks earlier
than their due date.
The average American
boy or
girl spends as
few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play each day, and more
than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen.
Elsewhere, concerns have been raised following last week's A-level results that far
fewer girls are studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics
than boys.
Studies have suggested that children who were breastfed have higher IQs
than those who were not, but
few separated out
boys and
girls.
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.
But
fewer than half the
girls and
boys in the United States get the vaccine.
Few things that I love more
than a good
boy /
girl mix.
Now, when you take a
few online dating you will see that there are many more
boys than girls.
Whether or not
girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not
boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing
boys and
girls to concentrate on something other
than the opposite sex — at least for a
few brief hours each day.
The new research is finding that autistic
girls may display
fewer repetitive behaviors
than boys and tend to be more social, verbal, and engaged.
There are 10
fewer girls than boys.
Last week we reported that many
fewer girls are studying vocational subjects
than boys.
During the years, the Association has donated more
than $ 7 million to numerous charities that include
Boys and
Girls Clubs of Broward County, Joe DiMaggio Hospital, YMCA, Alzheimer's Association Sheridan House, Museum of Art, American Cancer Society, Historic Society of Fort Lauderdale to name but a
few.
Few infractions riled up the authorities in Saudi Arabia more
than a
girl voluntarily seeking out the company of a
boy, especially one who wasn't her brother or husband.
Over the past
few years, several research groups have noted that, in developing regions, women and
girls may suffer more from global warming
than men and
boys do.
For example, among 12 - to 17 - month - olds, a cutpoint of 15 would identify
fewer girls than boys (18.5 % vs. 24.3 %, Fisher exact test = 0.0586).