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This article by Barbara Kerr discusses what has shaped modern gender identity in the Western world. She also examines its implication on gifted young people. Ranging in scope from Freud to collegiate athletics, Kerr's article suggests that much ground remains to be covered in establishing gender equity.
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This article by Joan Smutney addresses some of the issues gifted girls face once they are in school. Gifted girls may feel they have to pay a high price for their talent because they are treated differently by their peers than the girls of average ability. They may also find that gifted boys are encouraged much more than girls. At times, these girls do not even realize they are gifted, they just know that they are different and sometimes feel like they are strange or something is wrong with them. The article outlines traits of gifted girls and ...
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This article by Lynn Goldsmith provides data on female prodigies in a variety of domains. Goldsmith draws her data from both historical and contemporary sources of information. The article also provides speculative information on gender differences in the child prodigy phenomenon.
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This article by Sylvia Rimm is aimed at girls. In it she offers pointers on how to get over shyness and stage fright. Examples of very successful women who described themselves as ordinary girls are given throughout the article.
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Source: Davidson Young Scholar Seminar
This article by Dr. Sylvia Rimm offers ten tips for raising gifted daughters. These tips focus on promoting excellence and confidence and encourages parents to stay positive with their daughters. Every tip is targeted specifically to girls.
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This article presents a new model of female talent development based on a wide variety of life experiences of gifted women. Many issues are addressed from personal, professional and cultural challenges to ways gifted women and girls can get help identifying and using their talents. Authored by Kathleen Noble, Rena Subotnik, and Karen Arnold.
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This article focuses on four issues confronting bright young men: underachievement, self-inflicted pressure in athletics, cultural alienation, and father-son relationships. The author proposes the use of biography as a counseling strategy through which bright young men may gain helpful insights to deal with the problems they face.
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This is a full text article by Jane Piirto about the many studies that have been done in relation to gender and the arts, sciences, and mathematics. Each of these subtopics of creativity are explored along with studies that have been done on gender in each field. Issues that women often face, such as the feeling that one must choose between a successful career and a family, are discussed at length.
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