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Gifted Females

By: Jessica ColemanLora Gay

Suzanne Smith


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Characteristics of Gifted Females

Intellectual Ability andSpecific Aptitude

Avid readers

Highly developedlanguage and verbal

skills

Rapid learners

Long attention span

Creativity and Leadership

Easily bored by repetition

Strong leadership skills

(tends to fade inadolescence)

Extraordinary creativity


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More Characteristics of GiftedFemales

Psychomotor Skills

Crawl, walk, run early

Overly energetic

Rhythmic and athletic

Overexcitability

Influence of Gender

Some are independentand rebellious toward

stereotyping

Other girls hide giftedness

for social acceptance

Social and Emotional Heightened emotional

sensitivity

Strong sense of empathy

Concerned with ethics,

morality, and fairness


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The Facts Are

In early childhood through the elementaryschool years, gifted boys and girls are equal in

number.

In adolescence, gifted boys outnumber gifted

girls.

In adulthood there are far more gifted men than

gifted women.


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Interesting Statistics

Girls talk, read, and count earlier than boys.

Girls have an academic edge over boys atevery age between 2-14.

Between third and eighth grade gifted girls self

image declines dramatically.

8th Grade gifted girls reported more negativeself confidence and image of popularity thannon-gifted girls of the same age.

Gifted girls are less likely to take demandinghigh school math and science classes thanboys (40% vs. 72%)


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Gifted Elementary Girls

Highly gifted girls aspire to careers having

moderate rather than high status.

More highly gifted girls are not as likely to seem

well adjusted.

Gifted girls at age 10 express wishes andneeds for self-esteem.

Gifted girls are more strongly influenced by their

mothers than are gifted boys.


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The Adolescent Gifted Girl Gifted girls IQ scores drop in adolescence, perhaps

as girls begin to perceive the giftedness in femalesis undesirable.

Gifted girls take less rigorous courses than gifted

boys in high school.

Highly gifted girls often do not receive recognition

for their achievements.

Highly gifted girls attend less prestigious

colleges than highly gifted boys.


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Barriers for Gifted Girls

EXTERNAL Parents

Teachers

Grades

Peers

Society

INTERNAL Self Confidence

Social Problems/

Isolation

Career/ Family

Concerns

Multipotentiality

Perfectionism

Underachievement


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Gifted Girl Issues Are OftenPresented in the Movies.

Akeelah and the Bee

Matilda

Mean Girls


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Gender Bias with Gifted Females

Teachers are more likely to:

Spend time interacting with males both verbally

and nonverbally

nominate students who do not match expectedgender stereotypes

Nominate disorganized introverted boys than

disorganized introverted girls

expect high achieving students to be masculineand low achieving students to be feminine


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Why do Gifted Girls Start to HaveTrouble?

the desire for friends,

a disinclination to stand out,

fear of ridicule,

the need for acceptance

Often they don't understand their own gifts and

talents


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What Can We Do About ThisProblem?

gifted girls require extra support that isparticularly sensitive to the dilemma that talent

brings to the position of females in our society.

Make sure that girls dont receive reprimands or

disapproval for behavior deemed aggressive,pushy, unfeminine or impolite.

Parents influence tends to be the determining

factor of self confidence in a particular area.


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Acknowledgements

Navan, Joy. Nurturing the Gifted Female, A Guide forEducators and Parents. Corwin Press. 2009.

Smutny, J. F. Understanding Our Gifted. OpenSpace Communications Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 9-13Winter 1999. http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10171.aspx

Gurian, Anita. "Gifted Girls- Many Gifted Girls, FewEminent Women: Why?"NYU Child Study Center.Web. 30 July 2010. .

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