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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. .