Commentator Katherine Kersten thinks the idea that girls are being shortchanged in schools because of widespread gender bias misses the point. Kersten says, in fact, it is our daughters who are doing fine. It is the boys who need more help. She says some girls are now getting the wrong message - that they should be more aggressive and speak out more forcefully. She thinks girls shouldn't feel like victims - they should just work harder.
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