Sentences with phrase «girls as boys»

It also seemed a bit naïve of the author to be so surprised that the custom of dressing girls as boys exists in such an overwhelmingly patriarchal society.

About as many girls as boys are truant.

Studies have shown that when young people start secondary school, just as many girls as boys have positive attitudes toward science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and careers.

In the Central African Republic and Chad in 2012, half as many girls as boys were in secondary school.

I currently have as many girls as boys attending.

Now nearly twice as many girls as boys are being born in the Aamjiwnaang community, who live next door to the Sarnia - Lambton Chemical Valley complex in Ontario, Canada.

The family may point to honor or community reputation, and the bacha posh may point to freedom but the practice of intentionally disguising a girl as a boy to avoid certain religious restrictions or legal requirements is clearly subversive behavior.

It is definitely a subversive practice to disguise a girl as a boy, even if the intent of the individual family or bacha posh is something other than an attempt to transform the established social order and its structures of power, authority, and hierarchy.

Not exact matches

Girls don't have the freedom that boys have, and as a result, their lack of freedom leads them more towards STEM.

Is it possible, perhaps, that some teenage girls are just as risky a class of drivers as some teenage boys?

The storyline is about an orphan girl in the early years of Great Britain, Mary «Jacky» Faber, who has to disguise herself as a boy to sneak onto a Navy ship just to have a chance at life.

And now, after a decade of collaboration in which they had meshed as tightly as gear cogs, calling each other «Boy» and «Girl,» Diane told him she had had enough.

Walsh now works part - time as a nanny and volunteers with Spaulding and the Boston Boys and Girls Club.

«Particularly as the only girl in an all - boy fantasy.

As large corporations miss the clamoring for products that appeal to both girls and boys, forward - thinking entrepreneurs have the chance to fill the void.

When the organization surveyed the websites of toy makers and sellers, it found 31 percent of science and tech toys were labeled «for boys,» while just 11 percent were listed as «for girls.»

She hopes to expand the GoldieBlox line to reach both older and younger girls as well as boys.

As Variety notes, the suit's plaintiff, George St. George, bought a ticket to Shlesinger's show at Largo at The Coronet on November 13, which was advertised as «Girls Night In with Iliza — No Boys Allowed.&raquAs Variety notes, the suit's plaintiff, George St. George, bought a ticket to Shlesinger's show at Largo at The Coronet on November 13, which was advertised as «Girls Night In with Iliza — No Boys Allowed.&raquas «Girls Night In with Iliza — No Boys Allowed.»

Most of the girls sing one song and the boys sing two, and even though I am sitting behind McKnight, you can tell he is pleased with certain performers as he nods his head emphatically to the beat of the music.

Median Salary: $ 92,060 The little boy or little girl in you just tends to think of being a pilot as cool (and it is) but it's also pretty stressful.

One referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as «the world - class philanderer who beat up his paramours» and who «seduced underage girls and boys.»

The Liberals have also put this budget through a gender - based analysis, which involves thinking about how a certain measure might affect men and women, or boys and girls, in a different ways, while accounting for other intersecting factors such as income, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation.

However, Zoomer would be aimed at a slightly younger boys group — starting as young as 4 — and targeted at girls 5 to 8.

On the other hand, 69 percent of millennials say it's a good thing for parents to encourage young boys to play with toys and pursue activities normally associated with girls, while older generations don't support such a move as much.

As complicated as it may be for adults to navigate the child - rearing process with their young boys and girls, it's important for parents to stay mentally strong and help their children prepare for challenges they might facAs complicated as it may be for adults to navigate the child - rearing process with their young boys and girls, it's important for parents to stay mentally strong and help their children prepare for challenges they might facas it may be for adults to navigate the child - rearing process with their young boys and girls, it's important for parents to stay mentally strong and help their children prepare for challenges they might face.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada was incredibly grateful as well.

At the forefront of commercial insurance, AFIRM evaluates and manages risk, serving clients across North America, and has shown a commitment to community outreach efforts, contributing to organizations such as the Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity, Partners Mentoring Youth, the Ronald McDonald charities, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County, Colorado.

She has also worked extensively with nonprofits such as the United Way, YMCA, Big Brother Big Sister, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America while leading local strategic CSR partnerships with the Celtics, Red Sox, Nascar and more.

Surrounded by several affordable housing complexes, Downey serves as a central gathering place for the surrounding community, offering an afterschool program with the Harrisburg Boys & Girls Club and a health clinic in partnership with the Hamilton Health Center.

There were volunteers that came from as far as 2 hrs away, and many whose own children attended the Boys and Girls Club.

He was part of President Clinton's task force on school violence, and today he works with some of the biggest celebrities like Lebron James, Denzel Washington and Jennifer Lopez just to name a few as vice president of sports and entertainment and alumni development for the Boys and Girls Club.

(Reuters)-- The Boy Scouts of America will drop «boy» from the name of its signature program for older youths as it seeks to widen its appeal to girls, the 108 - year - old organization said on WednesdBoy Scouts of America will drop «boy» from the name of its signature program for older youths as it seeks to widen its appeal to girls, the 108 - year - old organization said on Wednesdboy» from the name of its signature program for older youths as it seeks to widen its appeal to girls, the 108 - year - old organization said on Wednesday.

If the smart traders conclude the Fed's next move will be to sell mortgage - backed securities, they will sell like mad in advance; soon there would be mayhem as all the boys and girls on Wall Street piled on.

A sobering statistic is that 9 million girls between the ages of 6 and 11, as well as 6 million boys of the same ages, will never set foot in a classroom at all.

A pedophile who preys on girls is just as bad as a pedophile who preys on boys.

Girls are more likely to have concerns about their appearance than boys as they return to school after the summer holidays, with children becoming more anxious as they get older.

-- repealing statutory rape laws — eliminating pedophilia laws, sex with a boy or girl of any age is ok as long as they consent to the act

As for girls beating up boys, my older brother used to beat me up, and I finally beat him up and he stopped.

The Obama administration is now requiring school districts to allow troubled boys who see themselves as girls to play sports and shower with females.

More than three - quarters of children surveyed - 87 % of boys and 77 % of girls - felt pornography failed to help them understand consent, while the majority of boys (53 %) and more than a third (39 %) of girls saw it as a realistic depiction of sex.

As children we are told about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy the Easter Bunny and all that good sense.But as we get older we realise «wait... a chubby old jolly man makes toys for all the boys and girls in the world and delivers them all to them at night... That cant be true because first off you cant possibly do that in one night an reindeer cant flAs children we are told about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy the Easter Bunny and all that good sense.But as we get older we realise «wait... a chubby old jolly man makes toys for all the boys and girls in the world and delivers them all to them at night... That cant be true because first off you cant possibly do that in one night an reindeer cant flas we get older we realise «wait... a chubby old jolly man makes toys for all the boys and girls in the world and delivers them all to them at night... That cant be true because first off you cant possibly do that in one night an reindeer cant fly.

There I was, waiting for the shot of the gun in my hurdles heat, looking right and left at the boys and girls who were gritting their teeth as if they had waited their whole lives for this moment.

The books are published by the Oxford University Press as a direct response to something that has been worrying educationalists for some while - the fact that boys vastly outnumber girls in illiteracy rates, and that many start secondary schools with very poor reading skills and no apparent interest in acquiring any.

If the joy of spirit in the love of a deep and good partner, boy or girl, brings with it the delight of tenderness incaress and touch, you may accept it all as one.

The whole series makes for one very happy girl (or boy, for that matter, as her two older brothers have read the whole series also.)

About what a young boy in his class had said to a cluster of girls, how he referred to the girls» private body parts and what he wanted to do them, in such horrifyingly derogatory terms that this seasoned teacher could not even repeat it — and was at a rare loss as how to handle or move forward — beyond an immediate suspension.

Refusing to identify your baby as a boy or girl is a new low in the upside - down world of gender ideology

Young boys and girls taught to think of themselves as victims have been victimized twice over.

Fact # 1 = When at the same weight class, there is very little strength difference between boys and girls, and strength is not the all important factor, knowledge and ability to perform take - downs and other moves is very important and equalizing as well.

And that God thinks girls are worth only about half as much as boys!