The Resonance of a Vibration Within

“ Boys disrupt girls’ play so often that girls have developed almost ritualized responses: they guard their ongoing play, chase boys away, and tattle to the aides. In a playground cycle which enhances sex segregation, aides who try to spot potential trouble before it occurs sometimes shoo buys away from areas where girls are playing.
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Boys invade all-female games and scenes of play much more than girls invade boys. This, and boys’ greater control of space, correspond with other findings about the organization of gender, and inequality, in our society: compared with men and boys, women and girls take up less space, and their space and talk are more often violated and interrupted. ”