PART V: The Social Construction of Gender: 24. Teachers' Selections of Boys and Girls as Prominent.

The findings of this study indicate that teachers of Israeli children under 12 recalled and recorded more boys than girls as prominent pupils in major school-related categories. This asymmetry is characterized by specific, mostly sex-stereotypical areas that are dominated either by boys or girls. More boys than girls appear to stand out as best general achievers and in math, and as possessing high potential. They also present most behavior problems. Moreover, teachers tend to think of more boys even after school hours. On the other hand, more girls stand out in social skills and in Hebrew.