According to a survey conducted by NCES in the period 2009-2010 girls make up 49% of the total students in elementary and secondary institution of learning They also make up 57% of postsecondary education There were worries that girls were being under represented in the education system, but the above data shows that there have been changes to reverse the trend However, the key area of focus is the performance of the different genders when it comes to different subjects (Featherman,81) There has been traditionally poor performance by girls in the sciences in comparison to their male counterparts A number of factors have caused this One of them is the lack of a mentor for girls in the field of sciences
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