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The Herman Trend Alert
March 25, 2015 Girls Excelling in Schools Though educators have been working hard for decades to reduce the gaps in performance, boys and girls continue to make gender-based career choices. According to a recent global report from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), those career decisions have been made much earlier than previously believed. That timing is important, because "early gender gaps drive career choices and employment opportunities".
Why girls excel In spite these attitudes and behaviors and the fact that boys spend more time playing video games and trawling the Internet, teachers and employers alike have higher expectations of boys than girls. These behaviors worked better for men, when there were unskilled jobs available for uneducated men. But with automation, those jobs are fast disappearing.
What teachers can do
What employers must do
Moving into the future The implications are clear: unless all stakeholders (parents, teachers, and employers) take decisive action to engage young men in ways that work, we will continue to see these trends increase. Already in the near term, we believe that women will lead the corporation of the future. The attitudes of girls towards education and numbers of them are undeniable. ### Special thanks to The Economist Magazine and OECD for the information leading to these insights.
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