‘We can’t pit boys against girls’: headlines overshadow struggles of a generation of girls

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Growing crisis among boys is dominating public debate, but girls in England are also facing unprecedented mental health challenges and systemic pressures, reports the Guardian [theguardian.com]. Dr Ola Demkowicz - author of a new report into teenage girls’ experience at school - comments: “On the narrative that girls are always outperforming boys, some of them said, ‘Well, that’s quite a lot of pressure, actually.