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20% of girls are dieting by the age of 10. This does not mean that boys don't still struggle with some of the same issues regarding body image. For a better understanding of why girls are more self conscious of their bodies than boys see...
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www.cedu.niu.edu/~shernoff/djs2/alisha_harris
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4th, 6th, 8th, and 12th graders found that 8th graders were the most self-conscious, with girls consistently more so than boys (Elkind & Bowen, 1979). ...
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www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/garp/articles/yee85.pdf
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We all feel different and self-conscious at times. Explore and embrace life in yourself and in everyone you see each day. Reach within to find your own special-ness. Amaze yourself and rouse those around you to the potential of each new day. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect;
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www.teensselfhelp.com/Self-Consciousness.html
www.teensselfhelp.com/Self-Consciousness.html
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"Girls are less self-conscious in single-sex schools, they are certainly more confident and more likely to speak up for themselves ... because they are less worried about what others, particularly boys, think of them," Jill Berry, president of the Girls' Schools Association, ... Better to get good GCSE results than a boyfriend,
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www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/18/michael-white-g...
www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/18/michael-white-girls-boys-education
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"Sport needs to change so that it becomes as much a place for women and girls as it is for men and boys," he will say, ... School PE lessons also appear to have far-reaching negative consequences: 23% of women say PE put them off sport and two in five girls feel self-conscious about their bodies in PE lessons.
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www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/15/fitness
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therefore, it is not surprising that girls report more self-conscious shyness after age eleven than boys (Simmons and Rosenberg 1975). Stereotypes make it more acceptable for girls to be shy and shyness may be a more serious problem for boys because they are expected to take the initiative in social encounters (Porteus...
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family.jrank.org/pages/1559/Shyness-Variations-in-Shyne...
family.jrank.org/pages/1559/Shyness-Variations-in-Shyness.html
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Girls were less self-conscious when their friends took part. ... Plenty of research shows that girls, on average, have less self-confidence than boys and rate their performance or ability more negatively than do boys. Indeed, a boy bursting with self-confidence will be admired and encouraged while a girl similarly full...
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www.whatworksforwomen.org.uk/index.php?param=barriers
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Girls, seem to me, to be far more self-conscious than guys. Think of women and looking good, and then think of ... I've seen studies that show that boys learn at a different rate than girls and by different means. My understanding is that the Kindergarten and First Grade classes are geared more towards girls than boys.
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www.religiousforums.com/forum/general-debates/53463-gir...
www.religiousforums.com/forum/general-debates/53463-girls-climbing-schools-boys-not-3.html
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By age 13, a dramatic shift occurs, and more than twice as many girls as boys are depressed, ... Girls who mature physically earlier than their peers are more likely to feel self-conscious and to experience depressed moods.4 For some girls, menstrual cycles are associated with behavioral and physical changes,
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www.aboutourkids.org/articles/depression_in_adolescence...
www.aboutourkids.org/articles/depression_in_adolescence_does_gender_matter
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