Girls are beating out boys in schoolBy Chiueh Tzi-cker 闕志克The US Congress in 1972 enacted Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools or in education programs that receive federal funding. While the gender education gap in the UK is similar to the US’, it is more dramatic in Nordic countries. While the difference in grade-point averages (GPA) between high-school boys and girls is stark, their standardized test scores do not show any statistically meaningful differences. In these areas, girls are generally more engaged and perform better than boys, and are often rewarded with better grades. The percentage of female university students in Taiwan last year was 49.5 percent, which is perfect, and has remained stubbornly constant since 2000.
