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In 1992, a report issued by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) stated that girls faced widespread bias in classrooms across the United States. In the report, "How Schools Shortchange Women," researchers surveyed more than one thousand previous studies and articles on girls and education. Among the key findings cited in the report were the following: 1) Girls continued to score lower than boys on standardized tests in mathematics and science, even though their grades in the classroom tended to be higher. 2) Teachers called on boys more often, gave them more detailed criticism and allowed them to shout out answers while reprimanding girls for doing the same. 3) Few girls chose to pursue careers in math or science, and few teachers encouraged them to do so. 4) Many textbooks continued to stereotype women and failed to address issues of concern to women, such as discrimination...