The AAUW Report: How Schools Shortchange Girls examined how girls in grades K-12 received an inferior education to boys in America's schools. Among other results, the report

• revealed that girls received less attention in the classroom than boys;
• girls were not pursing math-related careers in proportion to boys;
• although the gender gap in math was shrinking, the gender gap in science was increasing;
• African American girls were more likely than white girls to be rebuffed by teachers;
• curricula ignored or stereotyped women;
• reports of sexual harassment of girls were increasing; and
• many standardized tests contained elements of gender bias undermining girls' self-esteem and discouraging them from pursuing nontraditional courses of study, such as math and science.