Comparing boys to their sisters in a data set that includes more than 1 million children born in Florida between 1992 and 2002, the authors demonstrate
a persistent gender gap in graduation and truancy rates, incidence of behavioral and cognitive disabilities, and standardized test scores.
From legislative frameworks to classroom practices, gender - sensitive curricula, sexual and reproductive health information, education and services, and data collection, the new Joint Programme will provide a coordinated and collaborative response to
the persistent gender gap in education — with a specific focus on adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 10 and 24.
Not exact matches
Cuomo, meanwhile, released a bill that would ban employers from asking about a job applicant's prior salary amount, to try to correct what the governor says is a «
persistent gender wage
gap» in New York and the nation.
Identifying ways to address inequalities like those presented at the briefing, including evidence of a
persistent gender - based wage
gap and bias in NIH R01 grant proposal evaluation, is crucial for supporting female academics» career aspirations.
Achievement
gaps between students of different
genders and racial, economic, and linguistic groups are large and
persistent for the nation's top - performing students, even as they seem to be narrowing for K - 12 students as a whole, according to a new report.
The goal, advocates said, is to redress the
persistent gender pay
gap in America.