Girls’ school graduates expect to vote more often and are 10% more likely than their peers from coed schools to have a political discussion with friends.
How do you ensure all student voices are heard and incorporated into classroom discussions? How do you create an environment where differences are respected and understood? How do you engage and lead students in civil discourse during political conversations?
These resources are a selection of materials to aid member schools as they help girls and young women develop and exercise their political voice. Use these materials not only to engage students in the classroom, but to inspire families to select a girls’ school, educate the community about the outcomes of girls’ schools, and inform the media that girls’ schools are more relevant today than ever before.
The Coalition continually updates its Civic Engagement & Civil Discourse resources with relevant content.
RESEARCH QUICK FACTS
Girls’ schools graduate informed, globally minded changemakers:
- Graduates of girls’ school are committed to civic duty. When compared to their coeducated peers, they are more likely to plan to vote in elections and to value keeping up with political affairs and influencing political structures.
—Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Fostering Academic and Social Engagement: An Investigation into the Effects of All-Girls Education in the Transition to University
- Girls’ school graduates are 10% more likely than coeducated peers to have a political discussion with friends. They also find it essential to keep current with political issues.
—Dr. Linda Sax, UCLA, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Differences in their Characteristics and the Transition to College
- Students who attended girls’ schools, compared to coeducated peers, are more likely to publicly communicate their opinion about a cause.
—Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Fostering Academic and Social Engagement: An Investigation into the Effects of All-Girls Education in the Transition to University
Check out data on girls’ school graduates and women in politics.