Providing current research to our members is a strategic priority for the Alliance. We deliver access to valuable resources and anaylsis of the latest research findings relevant to educators of girls. Subscription-only academic research articles, as well as open access articles and reports by governments, universities and major organisations are summarised for members, highlighting themes and topics of particular relevance to the education of girls, including academic performance, mental health, leadership, neuroscience, single-sex education, STEM, wellbeing, and work and careers.
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Despite a significant growth in leadership programmes designed so support the development of girls’ leadership skills, information regarding the “prevalence and type” of programmes in secondary schools is limited (Fulton et al., 2019, p. 1). The authors of this article conducted an online survey of 239 school counsellors in Texas,…
read more –›Most leaders experience their first exposure to “formal development training in adolescence” (Eva et al., 2021, p. 1). Despite many intervention programmes across many environments, a leadership gender gap still persists. In an effort to address this gap, researchers from Monash University, the University of Edinburgh and the University of…
read more –›Educators have been aware for some time of the well-recognised gender disparities in STEM-related education and employment fields in Australia (Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources, 2019, 2022). The 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence included a collaborative paper from researchers at North Carolina State University, Vanderbilt and…
read more –›A new research study from Garnita L. Pleas (2022, p. 98) has focussed on how educators “describe strategies used in contributing to the self-esteem of adolescent middle school girls”. Pleas, from Grand Canyon University, undertook online surveys and one-on-one interviews to explore how educators’ perspectives and approaches can benefit middle…
read more –›There exists an ongoing, global shortage of staff in STEM fields, which is complicated by a significant under-representation of women in STEM roles. Girls can have equal potential and talent to their male peers in these fields, yet often represent a significant cohort of “untapped potential” (Dierickxa et al., 2022,…
read more –›The need for STEM-related skills and expertise is growing globally, yet women are significantly under-represented in this field of work. Girls’ decisions to participate in STEM classes and extra-curricular activities are influenced by numerous factors, not least the ongoing impact of gender interest stereotypes and the lack of positive female…
read more –›Melanie Kennedy (2020) has developed an article based on observations of TikTok and its influence on girls during the pandemic. This research particularly responded to changes in the rise of TikTok and girls’ use of the platform during the early COVID-19 lockdowns. During these extended lockdowns, there was widespread discussion…
read more –›Researchers from Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada have explored how different social factors and issues can influence girls’ experience of mathematics education. These influences included gender, parental education and curriculum. Using these factors as a model, this article addressed several of the key issues impacting female engagement in mathematics.…
read more –›The widespread use of social media among adolescents has been linked to both positive and negative effects. Benefits can include “enhanced opportunities for learning and greater peer connection and support” (Papageorgiou et al., 2023, p. 1). However, negative influences have been more widely documented by a range of researchers and…
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