Girl

A girl is a female human. The age at which a female person transitions from girl to woman varies in different societies; in most cultures a female child is called a girl from birth until the late teens.

Related Topics:
Female - Human - Woman - Societies - Culture - Teen

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Historically, girls faced discrimination and limitations on the roles they were expected to play in their societies, and the United Nations targeted discrimination in schooling to end by 2010. An ongoing debate about the influences of nature versus nurture in shaping the behavior of girls and boys raises questions about whether the roles played by girls are the result of inborn differences or socialization. Images of girls in art, literature, and popular culture often demonstrate assumptions about gender roles.

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