Brigitte Vittrup is an associate professor of child development at Texas Woman's University and a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project. She holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from The University of Texas at Austin, and her research focuses on parent socialization practices and media influences on children.
Gender stereotypes and beliefs in male superiority are still freely expressed in the U.S. When girls get social cues to doubt their abilities that shows up in measurable ways. Just check the latest Global Gender Gap report.
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