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ERIC Number: EJ609735
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
Breaking through the Glass Ceiling without Bruising: The Breakthrough Programme for High Ability Girls.
Maltby, Florence; Devlin, Maria
Gifted Education International, v14 n2 p112-24 2000
This article describes how females are disadvantaged in many professions and suggests school strategies to help females overcome barriers. It describes the Australian Breakthrough Programme that teaches high-ability girls to become aware of what is happening to them and to become more self-confident and strategic in their approach and actions. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Females, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Special Programs, Underachievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia