The self-esteem issue is definately an foundation element, but is sort of
like trying to bottle fog--very hard to put a fence around. Perhaps a
related issue that is more observable is all the messages females get that
basically tell them how good they look to males is the most important
focus in life.
I have a nice little library of stuff in my office, and if you'e like to
come by and discuss topics or look through the materials I have, my
on-campus extension in 66194. Barbara Tavares
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Monique Mironesco wrote:
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> Hi. My name is Monique Mironesco. I am a new Ph.D. candidate in the
> Political Science Department at the University of Hawai'i. I am writing
> my dissertation on gender bias in secondary education. However, I am
> having a hard time pinning down a core question that will describe my
> research problem and also be something that I want to spend the next three
> years of my life researching and answering. So far I am looking at
> adolescent girls' self-esteem as a major factor in gender inequity in
> education. However, I am not sure that this is what I want to focus on.
> If anyone has any suggestions, I would definitely appreciate a reply.
> Thank you very much.
>
> mironesc@hawaii.edu.
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