<p>My experience was very different. I found that S got plenty of attention in both elementary and MS. And that was for both academics and school based EC’s. When the boys tried out for things (school plays, etc) or ran for offices their chances were at least as good as the girls chances. In some cases boys made less effort so in those situations the girls took over and why not?</p>
<p>There were teachers who favored girls and teachers who favored boys.</p>
<p>As for college admissions, D applied ED to a school which is about 60% female so her gender may have been a disadvantage. However I refused to worry about it as there was nothing we could do. It was what it was. S is interested in a career field which is mostly male so he will have a similar issue when he does college apps. Again, I see no point in concerning myself with this. I talk to him about the things that he can control: grades, EC’s , etc.</p>