The title speaks for itself. I don't know whether they are around in the US, but in most parts of Europe they are gone. That's a shame, since several studies show that women who went to all-girls schools were more likely to be academically successful and confident. Plus it's much safer to be in one since boys are, due to their delayed maturity levels at that age, more likely to clown around during classes and make trouble in general. And it's much easier for girls to get into usually male-dominated subjects like math and physics when there's no competition/tension among the genders in that space. In this instance I remember when I took a P.E as an optional course in school when I was 15 because I liked to play sports, but turned out I was the only female in the course and couldn't really do anything in classes due to the fact that I felt super uncomfortable + I would've put myself in danger if I tried to play e.g football with people almost twice my height and strength level. I know sports are kind of obvious, but the same kind of tension can be applied to other subjects imo. In general I personally had to endure a lot of shit from little spermoids in school when I was growing up, and now as an adult I genuinely feel like I would've turned out way more stable if I was surrounded only by girls. Boys could also benefit from gendered education, since they could learn at their own pace and girls won't have to put up with people who act like preschoolers.
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I'm on the fence about this.
It is very true that girls and women start experiencing all the garbage that men are from youngest of ages, however, being overprotective is generally not the best answer.
While girls experience being around boys and everything that they are, we can use it as an opportunity to educate them on how to deal with such instances better.
Being kept away from it all only to suddenly be introduced to it in adulthood might prove to be worse. Adult women might end up not being equipped to identify and act on red flags in men. They might end up being too naive for "the outside world".
On the contrary, they might not be able to identify and understand green flags either.
All these personality traits are best developed gradually as opposed to being shocked when they are suddenly surrounded by men in workplaces or other settings.
I do not condone bad behaviour by boys in schools, so just to clarify, I so not support or deem necessary, the bad experiences that boys end up creating for girls. But in an attempt to create balance in girls' lives as they grow, I am not completely opposed towards exposure through co ed schools.
It also creates an opportunity for boys to learn how to treat girls well, which they can bring into their adulthood.