Now I'm going to generalize even farther:
"The problem with boys is that they can't control their behavior; The problem with girls is that they do."
With a female child who happens to have tradionally female strengths, I think it's imperitive to make sure the 'backround' you place them in is a good fit to their abilities and needs, because before you know it, they will start to blend into the backround. I don't know if it's cultural or biological or some of both, but I see it over and over. Sometimes for good, but often to the great disservice of the individual and society.
Grinity
I think this is so right on.
Also, my PG SIL was strongly advised by the admissions officer at one college (I am thinking one of the smaller Virginia schools? but could be wrong) to major in English because she was a girl (this was <10 yrs ago). She didn't listen and is now just about to finish up her phd in genetics.
