girls' schools
Single-sex female education
Girls' schools are educational institutions that admit only female students.
They exist at all levels from elementary through university, though single-sex education is more common at secondary level.
Advocates argue girls thrive academically without male presence; critics question whether separation prepares students for mixed-gender environments.
She attended a girls' school in Connecticut.
- single-sex educationSchooling separating male and female
- women's collegesSingle-sex female universities
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
- boarding schoolsResidential institutions for pupils
- women's rights movementsCollective action for gender equality
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- women's educationSmith College, Vassar, Radcliffe, Spelman, Seven Sisters
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Educational institutions for males only
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