...January 2012 A year ago I noticed a pattern in the least successful startups we'd funded: they all seemed hard to talk to. It felt as if there was some kind of wall between us. I could never quite tell if they understood what I was saying. This caught my attention because earlier we'd noticed a pattern among the most successful startups, and it seemed to hinge on a different quality. We found the startups that did best were the ones with the sort of founders about whom we'd say "they can take care of themselves." The startups that do best are fire-and-forget in the sense that all you have to do is give them a lead, and they'll close it, whatever type of lead it is. When they're raising money, for example, you can do the initial intros knowing that if you wanted to you could stop thinking about it at that point. You won't have to babysit the round to make sure it happens. That type of founder is going to come back with the money; the only question is how much on what terms. It seemed odd that the outliers at the two ends of the spectrum could be detected by what appeared to be unrelated tests. You'd expect that if the founders at one end were distinguished by the presence of quality x, at the other end they'd be distinguished by lack of x. Was there some kind of inverse relation between resourcefulness and being hard to talk to? It turns out there is, and the key to the mystery is the old adage "a word to the wise is sufficient." Because this phrase is not only overused...
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...look guys, they’ve got a girl on their team…” “Ah, man, again? I hate playing against girls. I always feel like I’m going to hurt them.” “Just don’t think about it, dude. Go up against her like she’s just another player.” “Okay boys, watch out for the girl on their team. If she’s playing with the guys team, she’s gotta be good.” Countless times, my teammates and I would watch a girl walk on to the field for the other team and start warming up. Instantly, stereotypes were made, and probably to many peoples’ surprise, they were in her favor. Any girl playing on a guy’s team has to be highly skilled, so we tried our hardest not to take her lightly. We did our best to keep this mentality in our minds during the game, but the instant there was a close ball and there was going to be some hard contact, the guys on our team, almost every time, would back off the ball in fear of hurting her. While going up against a girl, this restraint is almost always going on in guys’ minds. Guys shouldn’t have to limit how hard they play at any time, but almost all boys, whether they mean to or not, do not go as hard against a girl as they might a boy. Ever since girls have been playing sports, and even more so since the passing of Title IX, the debate of girls playing on a boys sports team has been a hot one. In my eyes, there isn’t even a real argument to be made. It is frowned upon for boys to play on girls teams, so why let the girls play on boys teams? By the end of...
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...Do you think girls and boys should play on the same team together? My answer is no, why, because girls can easily get hurt. Many girls have been hurt playing sports with boys. Also, girls are not as aggressive. This one fact can change the whole game. Girls may not play as hard boys. Anyways, it is fun to root for a friend that is a girl. Additionally, boys wouldn't paly as hard against a girl as they would towards another girl as they would towards another boy. Most boys would want to keep it simple. The boys would like to keep it simple because boys would look bad either way. Imagine, if a boy beats a girls at a game, the girls will complain, that's not fair. If a girl beats a boy at a game, they will hoot and shout about how they won against a boy. Also, what is two plus two, the answer is four, right? Then chane the first two to a negative two, you have just made things a lot more complicated. How, because negative two plus two does not equal four, it now equals zero. See what just putting a negative in front of a number does, imagine what would happen if you put girls in sports....
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... Co-education is a system of educating boys and girls together. In ancient times, co-education was prevalent in Greece. Today, this system of education is there in almost all the countries of the world. It is economical. It generates a spirit of comradeship between boys and girls. The problem of shortage of trained teachers can be dealt with by this system. Boys overcome their curiosity and girls, their shyness. They learn to respect one another. Though a few conservative people are against this system, their view do not hold ground. Co-education generates harmonious relationship, a sense of cooperation, and thus, helps in the progress of the nation. 467 words essay on Co-education M Sanjeeta School and college where boys and girls study together are called co-educational. There are many co-educational institutions in our country. There are many arguments for and against co-education. Some are of the view that co-education is desirable at all stages of education, primary, secondary and at collegiate levels. Some are totally desirable at primary and collegiate levels and not at the secondary school level. The problem is linked with the aims and objectives set to be achieved at different levels of education and also with the roles the boys and girls have to play in a society later in their lives. However, it is agreed that at the primary stage of education it is desirable to have co-education. At this stage boys and girls are innocent. They like to play together, live...
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...children under the age of 8 in mind that already marginalizes boys and girls in this way? I first thought of my niece Julia, only 2 and a half, sitting near them but not paying attention. I shuddered in anger thinking of all the images like this that will try to put her in a box. The constant stream of images from the media that will try to belittle her, and convince her that she should look and behave in a very narrow and specific way. Then I thought of my boys. Seeing those...
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...According to the 2007-2008 Private School Universe Survey 96% of private schools are coeducational. Only 1.8% of girls and 2.2% of boys are educated in single sex schools. Ever think of what it would be like to go to an all girls’ school? Well, here at Notre Dame Academy there are 600 girls and no boys. The controversy of same sex education is argued extensively. After considering both sides of the admitting boys to Notre Dame Academy will only hinder the education of the girls, despite of the National statistics. One of the arguments for why boys should be admitted to Notre Dame deals with the fact that the world outside of Notre Dame’s walls, consist of boys and girls. Teenagers will need to learn how to work and study in a world that represents what they will confront after high school. Although students need to learn how to work in the real world, single sex high schools allow the students to remain more focused. Students face many distractions and many of those distractions are affiliated with the opposite sex. Some of those distractions include trying to impress a boy or grab his attention. Because of an all girl school, students do not have to worry about what they wear or how they look. Another distraction can be drama. Generally, this drama can be about which boy likes which girl, who talked to whom, who goes out with whom, and who said what about that girl and that boy. These events seem to take on a life of their own and serve as the primary distraction from classes. While...
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...nine young innocent boys were accused of a crime they never once committed and were dragged through many unfair trials. All boys were african american and their names were Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Andy Wright, Willie Robertson, Ozie Powell, Eugene Williams, Charlie Weems, Roy Wright, Haywood Patterson. The boys ages ranged from 19-13 years old. In all, 5 trials were held for this case. The boys experienced racism, discrimination and segregation throughout this part of their life. The night when the boys were accused of raping two girls was a rough night for them. They were on a train late at night and ¨What they see are dozens of white men with rifles and pistols-an armed posse-rushing in to grab Haywood Patterson,...
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...of other drugs was related to boys. Nowadays, girls are also caught in the statistics of drug abuse and alcoholism. The major problem is that the behaviour starts during the most sensitive stages of individual development and should be given a serious look. There are very many factors that influence alcoholism and drug abuse in both boys and girls. The factors include overall stress, peer influence, less supervision from the parents and even access to more spending money than usual and previous generations. However, the most crucial objective is to tackle the rapidly increasing rate of consumption and abuse. The best way to reduce such issues starts with self-awareness. This is because most people voluntarily start the behaviour and so they can voluntarily stop. If the appropriate approaches are implemented, it is possible to end gender abuse and addictions to drugs and alcohol (Green, 2006). Methodology The best way to tackle the challenge is to convince the victims to self-control and addition of several back up factors to ensure effectiveness. For boys and girls, the family has a great impact on substance use. Through supervision and parental attitudes, both genders find a link to drug abuse. Hence, the family plays a major role and should play a big role in monitoring the life of their children. This shows why there are fewer girls influenced because girls have an overall high supervision in their homes(Center for abuse prevention, 2006). Boys in general are noted to receive...
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...Co-Education means the teaching of both boys and girls in the same school and under the same roof. It also means imparting the same education to both the sexes without any distinction. This system of education aims at bringing boys and girls together. It allows free mixing of sexes without any inhibition. The great Greek philosopher, Plato had propagated the system of co-education in the ancient times. He believed that co-education will create a feeling of comradeship between boys and girls. Plato was a great supporter of the education of women. Therefore, he wanted them to be educated with men in the same institutions. He felt that if men and women are taught together, it will develop their personality to the maximum. They will not feel any shyness from each other. He advocated that it was the only method in which both could become useful members of the society. Plato in reality was much influenced by the co-educational system of Sparta, a city of Greece. There the boys and girls were given both the academic and physical education together. The girls and boys studied and played together. They were both taught the art of fighting, horse riding, archery etc. Thus the women of Sparta were not in any inferior to men. In ancient India also, there was no segregation between boys and girls in the Aryan society. In the modern times, co-educational system is prevalent in Europe and USA. In India also, now-a-days more and more co-educational schools and colleges are being established...
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...Everything Changed”, Alma Niles, a girl who is well-liked among her peers is joined by many other girls such as Minnie Halliday and Doris Pomeroy to rise against tradition and decided to defy the rule: That getting water for the class was a boy's job. The story is trying to tell us that gender should never be something that should hold one back from doing what they can do. We arrived at the conclusion that the story is discussing about gender inequality because it is truly what the story is about. a little girl, Alma Niles, who decides that girls should be allowed to carry water to the school instead of just the boys doing. It’s sexist in the way that society's image of boys and men being stronger than females so they get to do the “hard” jobs. But Some people such as Alma Niles have the determination to want to be treated as equal as the boys. On that fateful Friday, Alma ask the teacher Miss Ralston “Why can't girls go for the water too? “Silence filled the room instead of a spark of uproar where everyone instead of just bursting out laughing at Alma right away. This act of righteousness triggers the boys in the class and they start to bully Alma but, the girls stood up to the boys and protected her. The following Monday, the bullying persisted as the boys did not allow the girls to play softball with them but, either way the girls had to wait for the boys to pick out who they want on their team and force the girls to...
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...women within that system, both as pupils and as teachers, has been no exception. When Barbadian schools first began to thrive in the nineteenth century, most of the provision was restricted to primary education. There were more or less equal numbers of boys and girls attending these schools, which can be attributed particularly to a new-found parental appreciation of the importance of education to children of both sexes. However, the pupils were segregated into separate classes, and the beginnings of a pattern which later expanded more strongly can be seen. It resulted in an ideology that less was expected of girls academically (there is evidence that girls only learnt reading whilst boys did more subjects) and different practical subjects were taught to the two sexes (e.g. needlework for girls and carpentry for boys). Secondary education at this time was provided only for a limited number of children from the middle classes, mostly boys. It was not until after the Mitchinson Report of 1875 were the first two girls' secondary schools founded, namely a first grade school, Queen's College in 1881, and a second grade school, Alexandra, in 1896. The reasons for the Report's recommendation for the creation of secondary schools for girls were typical of middle class thinking of the time, namely that better educated mothers could provide better influence on their children's development. This idea that the primary role of women was to serve as mothers and wives, and limiting their activities...
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...Right to Education Gender inequality in education is a big issue. Girls are less likely to access school, to remain in school or to achieve in education. ‘Girls make up around 56 per cent of the 77 million children not in school, and women make up two thirds of the adults who are illiterate”. Even girls who do enroll in school may have irregular attendance due to other demands on them, and the fact that their education may not be prioritized. Girls are more likely to repeat years, to drop out early and to fail key subjects, and in most countries girls are less likely to complete the transition to secondary schooling. Sadly, in many places, girls who do attend school may be subject to physical and mental abuse. There are numerous reports of teachers taking advantage of their position of power and sexually abusing girls.’ Men still dominate women in every country in the world, resulting in widespread discrimination against women and girls. The impact of unequal power relations and discrimination is often felt most severely when material poverty exists, as this increases vulnerability. Inequality in society inevitably has an impact on the provision and content of education, as well as on the ability of girls to enter, and remain in, school. Gender discrimination Cultural and social beliefs, attitudes and practices prevent girls from benefiting from educational opportunities to the same extent as boys. There is often a powerful economic and social rationale for investing...
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...The third aspect of multicultural counseling I am going to look at is on the issues of gender differences The group members presenting this topic defined gender as what is culturally assumed as femininity and masculininity. According to Deustch (2007). Gender refers to social attributes and opportunities associated with being male or female and the relationship between men and women, boys and girls which are learnt through socialization. Boys and girls are socialized differently. Gender socialization refers to norms, behaviuor and attitudes considered appropriate for given sex by society. Boys learn to be boys and girls to be girls. For example, girls are expected to play with dolls and boys with toy cars. Girls are praised for being neat while boys are encouraged to think independently and be active and speak up. Boys learn to manipulate their social and physical environment through physical strength while girls present themselves as objects to be viewed. Howell (1981) cited by McLeod (1998) points out that the basic assumption of feminists is that the great majority of cultures women are systematically oppressed and exploited. MacKinnon(1982) also cited by MacLeod(1998) noted that the female gender stereotype is the gender socialization process through which women internalized themselves as sexual beings that exists for men.. Due to gender socialization the group found themselves facing workplace discrimination such as acceptance for typical male for manual labour while...
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...The new girl: “The New Girl” is a story about a narrator and his friend Allison. They are best friends and both live on Prospect Street. Prospect Street was a white, lower-middle-class neighbourhood. One day a new black family moves into Prospect Street and the story describes the meeting between the narrator, Allison and a new black girl. The story takes place in the USA, on a hot, bright summer day. The narrator is eight years old and Allison is ten years old. They are the only children in the neighbourhood. In their first meeting with the black girl the narrator and Allison are quite different. The friends are riding their bikes, when the narrator sees the new girl in the middle of the road. The new girl is laughing and the narrator is the first one to see her. The narrator smiles at the girl and the girl smiles back. When Allison sees the black girl, she says: “Get out of here, nigger”. The narrator is quite positive in his attitude, and Allison is quite negative. When the narrator sees the way Allison is reacting against the black girl, he is changing his attitude too and says: “Niggers are stupid”. The narrator is happy when he first sees the new girl in Prospect Street, because he then can get a new friend. There are not so many children in the neighbourhood to hang out with. The narrator smiles at the new girl, because children do not naturally have anything against other human beings. Children do not have prejudice against other children. The negative way Allison...
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...the trap of girl-boy inequality. The ‘liberal’ Indian society has failed to transform the other orthodox India. No doubt India is advancing at a fast pace in the field of science and technology, and also in aping of the western culture, but if we look at the grass root level, the picture is not so rosy; it is rather a dark, especially when it comes to how we treat the fairer sex. The status of females in India aptly symbolizes India’s status of being a developing nation – miles away from becoming a developed state. Of course, India deserves to be in this list because here, in this 21st century, the girl child continues to be murdered before she is born. Female foeticide is still prevalent in the Indian society, in fact, it has been a practice for hundreds of years. Narrow-minded people do not mind murdering their unborn daughters for the fear of giving huge amounts of dowry at the time of her marriage. Such people, whenever they discover they are going to have a girl child (through illegal sex selection tests), get the foetus aborted. Else they would continue to reproduce till they get a male heir. When price rise is already taking a toll on the standard of living, is it necessary to go in for more than two children irrespective of their gender? Many families put pressure on women to give birth to boy so that he can take family’s name forward, light the funeral pyre and be the bread earner of the family. But these days, are girls less competent than boys? Just look...
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